Abenaki multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Mali Obomsawin comes to FONO for an Ottawa release show celebrating her new album, Automatic. Moving between experimental music and free jazz, Automatic is the result of Obomsawin’s exploration of Abenaki language ethnological recordings made in the mid-1900s, and her intention to reclaim the ancestral material from the outsiders who seized it. “Behind Automatic is a deep awareness about institutions’ predatory relationship with Native material,” Obomsawin explains. “I wanted to make a record that institutions couldn’t own.” (via Various Small Flames)
Opening the evening is Main Arteries, a new project from prolific local drum improvisers Olivier Fairfield and Scott Warren combining acoustic percussion, tape loops and synthetic textures.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $25
Advance / General Admission: $25
How to get tickets?
Buy online
At the door: at the door, cash or card
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Thursday October 29, 2026
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Venue & Address
FONO, 473 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, ON K1R 6J9
Wheelchair accessible
Ottawa 
