
Rising star Sebastian Gaskin dishes on musical influences, “Brown Man”, and headlining Jade Music Fest in Asia
The Tataskweyak Cree Nation singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer won a Juno in 2025 and received a second nomination in 2026.

The Tataskweyak Cree Nation singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer won a Juno in 2025 and received a second nomination in 2026.

Jacq Teh, Tennyson King, Violet Ziyi Grace, Chinyi C, Eunice Keitan, and Aiko Tomi will also perform at Jade Music Fest in Asia.

Aysanabee will take his The Way We’re Born Tour to Ontario in late November and December.

The Oji-Cree recording artist will perform twice at the Jade Music Fest in Asia, which is at Taipei’s Huashan 1914 Creative Park.

They’ll be joined by fellow GTA musicians Tennyson King, Chynnna Lewis, Vicki Lovelee, and Dr. Holic, as well as six others from Vancouver.

It’s been a wild ride for the ex-journalist from the Sandy Lake First Nation in Northern Ontario. But success hasn’t gone to his head.










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