File RG 62.01.07 - Ansley Simpson

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Ansley Simpson

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RG 62.01.07

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  • 2022-11-27 (Creation)
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    Simpson, Ansley
  • 2022-11-27 (Creation)
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    Buchanan, Kejo

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5 files: 2.59 gigabytes

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Ansley Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabe musician, artist and member of Alderville First Nation known for poetic lyrics, deeply moving vocal-only performances, and immersive arrangements. The Tkaronto-based musician garnered two Indigneous Music Nominations and won Best New Artist in 2018 for their debut album “Breakwall”. In 2021, their collaborative work on Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s album “Theory of Ice'' landed a coveted place on the shortlist for the Polaris Prize. Ansley’s a natural performer that holds audiences spellbound with story-telling embedded both in and out of their songs. Their songwriting process was featured in an episode of APTN’s Indigenous Music series “Amplify'' for their single “Firewater” and their original score enlivened the powerful message throughout Tanya Talaga’s award-winning documentary “Spirit to Soar''. Ansley’s highly anticipated sophomore album “She Fell from the Sky'' is a journey through Indigenous reclamation out now, on their label Gizhiiwe (GIH jzee way).

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Kejo Kameke Buchanan is a Librarian at the Toronto Reference Library Arts Department that curates folk acoustic sound through Jali Journey on a community radio station, CJRU 1280AM. Also Executive Producer of FolkRecovery.org an oral history project celebrating and archiving BIPOC Canadian folk storytellers available in various accessible formats.

As an Afro-Canadian knowledge sharer and creative of Jamaican heritage her credentials include over 6 years experience in non-profit database management, BA in Humanities, Library Tech diploma and MLIS degree. Travelling between areas of community, creativity, information and nature. Her consistent goal is to merge her information skills and artistry within collectives of community builders, seed planters and those honouring and benefiting from collective healing and change.

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File consists of an audio and video interview recording with the storyteller Ansley Simpson in wav and mp4 formats, an mp4 video with ASL interpretation, a participant headshot image in jpg format and an interview transcripts in Microsoft Word format.

Ansley’s story is inspired by original meaning, connection and intimacy. Ansley tells of lyrical and descriptive memories embedded in life through folk.

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Digital records received in the following file format(s): MP4, PNG, WAV, DOCX, PDF

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Audio recording of interview available online: https://on.soundcloud.com/t3fkK

Video recording of interview with ASL interpretation available online: https://youtu.be/GdKWWnzmQTk

Video recording of interview available online: https://youtu.be/e_4IUZWQJKs

Folk recovery project website: https://sites.google.com/view/folk-recovery/storytellers/ansley-simpson

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