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We've been nominated for a Juno!
11-Mar-2021
I am thrilled and humbled to share that Njacko Backo and Kalimbas At Work has been nominated for a 2021 Juno Award! J'aime Mon École was nominated in the Children's Album of the Year category. This is my first Juno nomination, the first time that I have recorded music that I've written for children, and the first time that I've worked with a Producer in the studio (the incredible Ken Whiteley). For more than 30 years, I have worked for children in schools, camps, libraries and after school prog…
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Incredible news to share...
12-Nov-2019
Honoured to be a Finalist for the Inaugural Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes I'm really excited to share the news that I have been selected as one of fifteen finalists for the first ever Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes! My fellow finalists include this amazing group of inspiring artists and creators: Robin Dann, singer, composer, pop musician Sunny Drake, playwright Sarah Gartshore, Indigenous playwright Alice Ping Yee Ho, composer Jean-Michel Le Gal, Francophone theatre-maker Ce…
