Mustafa for his debut studio album ‘When Smoke Rises’, and The Weather Station, who released latest LP ‘Ignorance’ in February.Other artists to appear in this year’s longlist include Cadence Weapon, DijahSB, CFCF, Yves Jarvis, The Besnard Lakes, Yu Su, Daniel Lanois and Thierry Larose.
See the full list below – the shortlist will be revealed next month on July 15.The winner of last year’s Polaris Prize was Montreal-based experimental rapper Backxwash.
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