Ojibwe singer Crystal Shawanda says she was shocked and surprised to win for Best Blues Album of the Year at this year's JUNO awards and feels like she's living a "full-circle" moment. The 50th anniversary of the Juno awards were hosted from Toronto, but included live and pre-recorded elements from many other locations. - Crystal Shawanda, JUNO winner for Blues Album of the Year"It's always been very important to me to try to break through the barriers into mainstream circles. Shawanda is working on her next blues album, but is also working on a personal project — an album of Indigenous music, or storyteller songs, as she calls them. "To the place where now I am diving into my culture and embracing it and wrapping my culture around me," said Shawanada.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2021 13:30 UTC