Pierre Kwenders: Last News

Alvvays and Feist among the nominees.The prestigious Canadian music prize, worth $50,000 (£38,000) will be awarded to the winner at a September 19 ceremony at Toronto’s Massey Hall. Previous winners include Kaytranada, Caribou and Fucked Up.Others on the 2023 shortlist include Daniel Caesar, The Sadies, Begonia and Debby Friday.

The very best in Canadian music is being recognized.

fellow shortlisted acts such as Destroyer (‘LABYRINTHITIS’), Charlotte Day Wilson (‘ALPHA’), Ouri (‘Frame of a Fauna’) and Lisa LeBlanc (‘Chiac Disco’).During an emotional acceptance speech during the ceremony at the Carlu in Toronto, Ontario Kwenders noted that in the past two months, he had lost his grandfather and two of his cousins.“I remember the reason I do what I do and the reason why I do the music that I do and I tell the story that I tell with my music is to tell the story of the people that inspire me,” he noted. “All those three people that I mentioned inspired me as fuck.” Kwenders also thanked his manager and his collaborators on the album, including Arcade Fire‘s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.In an additional statement, Kwenders said: “This is for all the kids from the diaspora, the African diaspora, moving in Canada.

Destroyer, Charlotte Day Wilson and more all making the cut.The annual Canadian music prize, which was won last year by Cadence Weapon, “honours and rewards artists who produce Canadian music albums of distinction”. Previous winners include Kaytranada, Caribou and Fucked Up.The longlist for the Polaris Music Prize was announced last month, with the likes of Arcade Fire (nominated for their album ‘WE’), The Weeknd (‘Dawn FM’) and BADBADNOTGOOD (‘Talk Memory’) nominated.None of those three names made the 12-name shortlist though, which you can see below.Charlotte Day Wilson – ‘Alpha’Destroyer – ‘Labyrinthitis’Hubert Lenoir – ‘Pictura de Ipse: Musique Directe’Kelly McMichael – ‘WaveS’Lisa LeBlanc – ‘Chiac Disco’Ombiigizi – ‘Sewn Back Together’Ouri – ‘Frame of a Fauna’Pierre Kwenders – ‘José Louis and the Paradox Of Love’Ombiigizi – ‘Sewn Back Together’Ouri – ‘Frame of a Fauna’Shad – ‘Tao’Snotty Nose Rez Kids – ‘Life After’The #Polaris2022 #ShortList is here.https://t.co/TmqceQPgA6 #FACTORFunded#Destroyer@pierrekwenders@lisaleblancyo@lebaronbandit@kelly_mcmichael@ombiigizi@ouririou@shadkmusic@TheRezKids@chardaywilson pic.twitter.com/5qaYVuijdX— Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) July 14, 2022Speaking of the 2022 shortlist, Polaris jury head Melissa Vincent said: “This year’s 2022 Short List captures the ambition, creativity, and boundless potential of Canadian music from coast to coast.

Arcade Fire and The Weeknd are among the leading names on the longlist for the Polaris Music Prize 2022.The annual Canadian music prize, which was won last year by Cadence Weapon, “honours and rewards artists who produce Canadian music albums of distinction”. Previous winners include Kaytranada, Caribou and Fucked Up.The 2022 longlist for the Polaris Music Prize has now been announced, with the likes of Arcade Fire (nominated for their album ‘WE’), The Weeknd (‘Dawn FM’) and BADBADNOTGOOD (‘Talk Memory’) nominated.You can see the full longlist for the Polaris Music Prize 2022 below.AHI – ‘Prospect’Arcade Fire – ‘WE’Backxwash – ‘I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES’BADBADNOTGOOD – ‘Talk Memory’Jean-Michel Blais – ‘aubades’Basia Bulat – ‘The Garden’Tanika Charles – ‘Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly’Chiiild – ‘Hope For Sale’Destroyer – ‘LABYRINTHITIS’Julie Doiron – ‘I Thought Of You’The Garrys – ‘Get Thee To A Nunnery’The Halluci Nation – ‘One More Saturday Night’Joyful Joyful – ‘Joyful Joyful’Adria Kain – ‘When Flowers Bloom’Lydia Képinski – ‘Depuis’Pierre Kwenders – ‘José Louis And The Paradox Of Love’Ada Lea – ‘one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden’Lisa Leblanc – ‘Chiac Disco’Hubert Lenoir – ‘PICTURA DE IPSE : Musique directe’Luna Li – ‘Duality’A post shared by Polaris Music Prize (@polarismusicprize)Les Louanges – ‘Crash’LOONY – ‘soft thing’Kelly McMichael – ‘Waves’Men I Trust – ‘Untourable Album’Haviah Mighty – ‘Stock Exchange’myst milano. – ‘Shapeshyfter’Cedric Noel – ‘Hang Time’Ombiigizi – ‘Sewn Back Together’Orville Peck – ‘Bronco’Ouri – ‘Frame of a Fauna’P’tit Belliveau – ‘Un homme et son piano’PUP – ‘THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND’SATE – ‘The Fool’Shad – ‘TAO’Sister Ray –

Arcade Fire and Benedict Cumberbatch have appeared together in a humorous new promo clip for this weekend’s Saturday Night Live – you can watch the band constantly interrupt the actor below.Arcade Fire will feature on the long-running comedy series tomorrow (May 7) as the musical guests, where they’ll perform in support of their new album ‘WE’.The band will be joined tomorrow by SNL guest-host Cumberbatch, who is taking on the role this weekend in support of his new film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.A new SNL promo has now been released starring the actor and Arcade Fire, along with castmember Ego Nwodim. In the clip, Cumberbatch attempts to present the segment according to the script, but his efforts are scuppered by Nwodim and the members of Arcade Fire, who all chip in to individually introduce themselves.The clip ends with Cumberbatch walking off in mock-frustration, leaving Arcade Fire drummer Jeremy Gara to introduce himself on his own.

Arcade Fire‘s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, titled ‘L.E.S (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)’.The song opens Kwenders’ new album ‘José Louis And The Paradox Of Love’, which arrived last Friday (April 29). A vibrant nine-and-a-half-minute dance track, it features keys from Chassagne and vocals from Butler, as well as production from American DJ, King Britt.Check out the track, a swirling mix of African-inspired beats, electronica and atmospheric synths, below:‘José Louis And The Paradox Of Love’, released via Arts & Crafts, is Kwenders’ third full-length album, and his first since 2017’s ‘MAKANDA At The End Of Space And Beginning of Time’.

Since his 2014 debut LP Le Dernier Empereur Bantou, Pierre Kwenders has been an invaluable force in Canadian music with his experimental and playful approach to Congolese rumba. Today, Kwenders is announcing his third album José Louis and the Paradox of Love, due out on April 29 via Arts & Crafts, and today you can hear its lead single "Papa Wemba." The new song is a tribute to the legendary Congolese musician that brought rumba to the world, an accomplishment that has informed Kwenders' own work.