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Mali Obomsawin
Obomsawin in 2022
Obomsawin in 2022
Background information
Born (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 29)
Stratford, New Hampshire, U.S.
GenresJazz, Free Jazz, Folk music, Roots, Rock, Contemporary Indigenous
Instrument(s)Double Bass, Electric Bass, Voice, Guitar
Years active2014-present
LabelsSmithsonian Folkways Recordings, Out Of Your Head Records
Websitemaliobomsawin.com

Mali Obomsawin is an Indigenous musician from Abenaki First Nation at Odanak. An award-winning[1] bassist, vocalist, songwriter, and composer, Obomsawin is a cross-genre artist specializing in free-jazz, rock, and American roots music. Her debut solo album Sweet Tooth (2022) received international acclaim.[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

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Obomsawin was born in Stratford, New Hampshire.[7] She is an enrolled member of Abenaki First Nation at Odanak in Quebec, and of Sephardic Jewish Descent. She is the granddaughter of writer/activist Paul Goodman,[8] and cousin of renowned Abenaki musician, filmmaker and activist Alanis Obomsawin.[9] Obomsawin grew up in Farmington, Maine,[10] and began playing double bass at age ten.[11]

Education

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Obomsawin attended Berklee College of Music in 2013[12] before transferring to Dartmouth College where she obtained dual degrees in comparative literature and government in 2018.[13]

Career

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Music

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In 2014, Obomsawin joined her first band, the folk-rock trio Lula Wiles,[14] who would go on to tour extensively in the US, Canada, and Germany, receiving acclaim for their renowned three part harmony singing[15] and innovative songwriting.[16] Signing with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in 2018, Lula Wiles released three well-received recordings before disbanding in 2021.[17][18]

Obomsawin performs as an accompanist with Jake Blount, Peter Apfelbaum,[19] Taylor Ho Bynum,[20] Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble.[21][22] and The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band.[23]

Obomsawin's debut solo album, Sweet Tooth was released October 28, 2022 on Out Of Your Head Records[24] to international acclaim, receiving praise from Jazz Times "album of the day"[25] Financial Times “Critic’s Choice,”[26] and The Guardian’s "Folk Album of the Month" for November 2022.[27] The album was coproduced by Obomsawin and Taylor Ho Bynum.[28]

In 2023, Obomsawin's music was featured in season 3 of the television series "Reservation Dogs" (Deer Lady, episode 3) on FX on Hulu.[29] She also scored the National Geographic Documentary Sugarcane,[30] which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2024.[31]

In 2024, Obomsawin independently released her sophomore album under the alias Deerlady, a duo with guitarist Magdalena Abrego.[32] She also released a collaborative album with Jake Blount, titled "symbiont" on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.[33] On December 10, 2024, National Geographic released Obomsawin's original score of Sugarcane on Hollywood Records.[34]

Discography

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As Mali Obomsawin

Title Details Type
Sugarcane (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Label: Hollywood Records
  • Release date: Dec 10, 2024
 Soundtrack
Sweet Tooth
  • Label: Out Of Your Head Records
  • Release date: Oct 28, 2022
 Studio Album

As Deerlady

Title Details Type
Greatest Hits
  • Label: Self-released
  • Release date: Jan 19, 2024
 Studio Album

With Lula Wiles

Title Details Type
Shame and Sedition
  • Label: Smithsonian Folkways
  • Release date: May 21, 2021
 Studio Album
It's Cool
  • Label: Smithsonian Folkways
  • Release date: Nov 8, 2019
 Single
What Will We Do
  • Label: Smithsonian Folkways
  • Release date: Jan 25, 2019
 Studio Album

With Jake Blount

Title Details Type
Symbiont
  • Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Release date: Sep 27, 2024
 Studio Album

References

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  1. ^ "Rising Tide Award". Folk Alliance International. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. ^ "Mali Obomsawin 6tet: Sweet Tooth Album Release". The Jazz Gallery. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. ^ "Radio Alhara راديو الحارة - Artist interview, Mali Obomsawin", Player FM, retrieved 2022-11-22
  4. ^ "Mali Obomsawin: Sweet Tooth review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month". The Guardian. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. ^ "Odanak First Nation's Mali Obomsawin tells Indigenous stories through music". NPR. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. ^ "Mali Obomsawin tells a tale of Indigenous cultural survival in Sweet Tooth — album review". Financial Times. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  7. ^ "Reader Opinion: The Abenaki abide, and know who they are, by Christopher A. Roy". SentinelSource.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  8. ^ Woodward, Richard B. (2011-10-19). "Paul Goodman: Recounting Forgotten Man on the Attack". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  9. ^ "StackPath". www.folkradio.co.uk. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  10. ^ "Mali Obomsawin". www.mainefiddlecamp.org. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  11. ^ "FULL BIO". MALI OBOMSAWIN. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  12. ^ "Lula Wiles | Berklee". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  13. ^ Nancy Schoeffler (November–December 2022). "Brand New Sound". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  14. ^ "Odanak First Nation's Mali Obomsawin tells Indigenous stories through music". NPR. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  15. ^ "Lula Wiles". Philadelphia Folksong Society. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  16. ^ "Lula Wiles' Invigorating 'Shame and Sedition' Calls Out Bad Actors and Pursues Change". No Depression. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  17. ^ jaimemar00 (2022-07-06). "Trading righteous anger for joyous action". Fix. Retrieved 2022-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Hight, -Jewly. "Lula Wiles". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  19. ^ "Mali Obomsawin July 29, 2022 | Twenty Summers Concerts at Truro Vineyards". Twenty Summers. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  20. ^ "Mali Obomsawin Sextet & Coast Jazz Orchestra :: Taylor Ho Bynum". Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  21. ^ "Cole, Obomsawin Bring Jazz To Seven Stars Arts Center". The White River Valley Herald. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  22. ^ "Bill Cole - Untempered Ensemble". billcole.org. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  23. ^ "Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band". Julia Keefe. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  24. ^ "ANNOUNCING Mali Obomsawin - Sweet Tooth (OOYH 017)". Out Of Your Head Records. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  25. ^ Enos, Morgan. "Mali Obomsawin: Sweet Tooth (Out of Your Head)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  26. ^ "Mali Obomsawin tells a tale of Indigenous cultural survival in Sweet Tooth — album review". Financial Times. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  27. ^ "Mali Obomsawin: Sweet Tooth review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month". The Guardian. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  28. ^ "Sweet Tooth, by Mali Obomsawin". Mali Obomsawin. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  29. ^ Hart, Hugh (2023-09-20). "From Native American surf rock to the Rolling Stones: How 'Reservation Dogs' got its DIY sound". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  30. ^ Sugarcane (2024) - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-12-10 – via www.imdb.com.
  31. ^ "2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces Award Winners - sundance.org". 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  32. ^ "Band To Watch: Deerlady". Stereogum. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  33. ^ "symbiont". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  34. ^ Carey, Matthew (2024-10-31). "Oscar Contender 'Sugarcane' Sets NatGeo & Streaming Debuts, Days After Pres. Biden Apologizes For Horrors Of Indian Residential School System". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
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