{"id":188836,"date":"2023-10-22T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T18:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=188836"},"modified":"2023-10-27T14:21:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T18:21:40","slug":"indigenous-singer-shawnee-kish-releases-second-ep-revolution-performs-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/indigenous-singer-shawnee-kish-releases-second-ep-revolution-performs-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous singer Shawnee Kish releases second EP &#8216;Revolution,&#8217; performs in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Mohawk Canadian singer-songwriter Shawnee Kish is performing in Toronto this week following the recent release of their second EP.<\/p>\r\n<p>Kish is a two-spirited artist from Welland, Ontario, who started out as a Shania Twain impersonator. In 2020, Kish won <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBC_Music\">CBC Music<\/a>'s Searchlight competition propelling her career.<\/p>\r\n<p>With her fans, Kish says she tries to be open and honest about the struggles of growing up and finding herself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='dt-gallery-container gallery galleryid-188836 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/indigenous-singer-shawnee-kish-releases-second-ep-revolution-performs-in-toronto\/photo-2023-06-22-11-27-26-am-1\/'><img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-2023-06-22-11-27-26-AM-1-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\u00a0Shawnee Kish stands against an orange background in a professional cover photo. She has dark hair and wears a white jacket.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-188849\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-188849'>\n\t\t\t\t\tShawnee Kish is working on translating children&#8217;s songs into the Mohawk language with her sister. Photo submitted by Tiffany Astle.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/indigenous-singer-shawnee-kish-releases-second-ep-revolution-performs-in-toronto\/e5151a9d-be72-421c-ac58-d7a23cf382f7-1\/'><img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/E5151A9D-BE72-421C-AC58-D7A23CF382F7-1-250x250.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\u00a0Shawnee Kish performing live on a stage. She stands at a microphone wearing a hat and there are floodlights behind her.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-188859\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-188859'>\n\t\t\t\t\tShawnee Kish will be celebrating the release of &#8220;Revolution&#8221; with a live performance on Oct 23 at the Drake Underground Hotel. Photo submitted by Tiffany Astle.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/indigenous-singer-shawnee-kish-releases-second-ep-revolution-performs-in-toronto\/created-with-rni-films-app-profile-none\/'><img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-2023-06-12-2-13-57-PM-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\u00a0Shawnee Kish stands against an orange background clapping her hands together. She has dark hair and wears a white jacket.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-188853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-2023-06-12-2-13-57-PM-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-2023-06-12-2-13-57-PM-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-2023-06-12-2-13-57-PM-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-2023-06-12-2-13-57-PM-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-2023-06-12-2-13-57-PM-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-2023-06-12-2-13-57-PM-215x215.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-188853'>\n\t\t\t\t\tShawnee Kish describes music as medicine and says &#8220;it always will be.&#8221; Photo submitted by Tiffany Astle.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Kish has released her second album, \u201cRevolution,\u201d marking the beginning of Kish\u2019s next chapter, she says, with her single \u201cStella!\u201d leading the album. Kish describes this album as a release of reinvention; the album is co-written and co-produced by Serena Ryder, Max Kerman, and Derek Hoffman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Debut Performance In Toronto\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Kish will be celebrating the release of \"Revolution\" with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrake.ca\/events\/shawnee-kish\/\">live performance<\/a> on Oct 23 at the Drake Underground Hotel.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Listen to the story below:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohawk Canadian singer-songwriter Shawnee Kish is performing in Toronto this week following the recent release of their second EP. Kish is a two-spirited artist from Welland, Ontario, who started out as a Shania Twain impersonator. In 2020, Kish won CBC Music&#8217;s Searchlight competition propelling her career. 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