“Solidification” is the first track off Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's up-coming Noopiming Sessions EP, available now with $4 pre-order of Noopiming Sessions EP on Gizhiiwe Bandcamp Site. All proceeds go to Toronto Overdose Prevention Site.

Premiering as part of Sappyfest's recent presentation of their virtual festival “Near and Far”, Solidification is a collaborative project blending an immersive reading by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson from her novel, Noopiming: A Cure for White Ladies coming Sept 1st from House of Anansi Press, and a wintery soundscape of drone and vocal composition by Ansley Simpson.

EP Noopiming Sessions out Aug 13, 2020 on Gizhiiwe

This project was supported by the Canada Council for the Arts
and Sappyfest Near and Far

Album Art: Fracture by Northern Tutchone artist Lianne Marie Leda Charlie

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Vocals
Ansley Simpson, Composition, Vocals, Instrumentation
Heather Kirby, Mix

Released on Gizhiiwe July 30, 2020

Excerpts from Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies copyright © 2020 by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Reproduced with permission from House of Anansi Press, Toronto. www.houseofanansi.com