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Aysanabee
The Banff Centre ~ Jenny Belzberg Theatre
Aysanabee – The Way We’re Born Tour
Join two-time JUNO Award-winning Oji-Cree artist Aysanabee (Ace-in-abbey) on the western Canadian run of his first-ever headlining tour, The Way We’re Born Tour, supporting the upcoming June 20, 2025 release of his sophomore album Edge Of The Earth. Following two incredible Canadian support tours with Allison Russell and Dan Mangan, this spring’s Eastern Canadian tour, as well as countless global festival appearances, it is now time for Aysanabee to take center stage and share his powerful music—including the radio hit singles Nomads, We Were Here, Somebody Else, and his newest radio charting single Edge Of The Earth —along with his engaging storytelling.
The alternative indie artist, of Sucker Clan from the Sandy Lake First Nation, a remote fly-in community in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, now calls Toronto home. He began making music under his mother’s maiden name when moments of stillness allowed him to slow down and create music that truly represented him as an artist. He’s been compared to Hozier and Kings of Leon, among others.
In March 2024, Aysanabee made history as the first Indigenous artist to win the JUNO Awards for Alternative Album of the Year and the coveted Songwriter of the Year for his EP Here and Now. His debut album, Watin (Nov 2022), named after his grandfather, combined music and journalism with artistry and expression and was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.
Since 2021, he has performed over 300 shows across Canada and globally, including tours abroad with Kim Churchill (AUS) and Skye Wallace (IT), and international festivals Reeperbahn (DE), The Great Escape (UK), SXSW Sydney (AUS), Tallinn Music Week (ES), and AmericanaFestUK (GB).
“Aysanabee is a big presence even alone on stage…and the adoring crowd makes it clear it will follow him back after he departs to thunderous cheers.” — NEXT Magazine
“Aysanabee offered stories behind the selections of his heartfelt tales to the point where the audience didn’t want him to leave the stage.” — Toronto Star
“Can’t miss concert!” – Exclaim
“Special show coming to town that alternative, indie and folk music lovers won’t want to miss” – Guelph Mercury Tribune
“His guitar work was ridiculously brilliant. If you ever get a chance to see him, please do.” – Montreal Rocks
“Aysanabee’s voice is deep and molasses-rich; it fills a room and hits like a 20-foot wave. But it’s his ability to write songs that lodge in the heart that sets him apart.” – The Coast