Rhonda Head

Multi award winning Mezzo Soprano - Rhonda Head is from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba, Canada. Twenty-time international award-winning Mezzo-Soprano vocalist, Rhonda Head, these awards add to her lengthy list of milestones including singing at New York City’s Carnegie Hall (2016, 2023) and Lincoln Center (2014). Rhonda acts as a Board Member at Canada’s largest rights management organization, SOCAN. As a member of the American Recording Academy. Rhonda has released her fourth full-length album, Waniska. Head’s latest album pays homage to her roots as a member of Swampy Cree Nation in Manitoba’s Treaty 5 Territory.

“The album is dedicated to my late brother Chris. The album is about loss and finding happiness again - Waniska means to rise up or awaken in the Cree Language. Working on this album was very emotional, and spiritual and it also brought great joy. Coming from a reserve in northern Manitoba, this has been one amazing journey from the beginning stages of the album, to the final take,” shares Head.



Rhonda started playing the piano at a young age and excelled in it. Head began winning music competitions. Her piano teacher moved away, and unfortunately stopped piano lessons. She continued music in high school where she took part in the school band, studied the clarinet and the alto clarinet. When she graduated from high school, she attended a college in Toronto ON Canada. While in Toronto, where she decided to try something different, either dance, voice or acting. Rhonda had a musical background, and naturally decided to study voice. When she started looking for a music teacher, she looked in the Yellow Pages – where tons of phone numbers where in the book. The music section was 1 inch thick, Head went into the middle of the music section, she closed her eyes and pointed down on the page. Her finger landed and that was who she called. The teacher also happened to live in the area where she resided at the time. When Rhonda went to her first lesson, a beautiful man opened the door, and she almost ran away…. she forced herself to stay. (Intergenerational Residential School Trauma) Her voice teacher was an Opera singer, and she was open to the style of music and continued with lessons. This was the start of singing for me and how I found my voice. Rhonda says that Classical music found her…

Rhonda’s first Album KAYAS was released in 2010, it was recorded in 5 different languages – Italian, French, Latin, English and Cree. It won Best World Album at the 2011 Native American Music Award. Almost all of her recordings received and music nomination or music award.

“I write songs about the experiences that I have had in my life. I want to keep writing songs, our stories and share them with the world. When I perform, I like moving people, from clapping to the ultimate compliment from and audience – standing ovation. I want to continue to perform in communities and venues around the world. I also want to continue collaborating with other songwriters and artists to record more music,” stated Head.

Accolades:
-PLATINUM LIT Music Award - Best Female Vocalist –Feathers 2024
- PLATINUM LIT Music Award - Best Collaboration –Feathers 2024
- PLATINUM LIT Music Award - Best Female Vocalist - Waniska 2024
Sang the USA National Anthem in English and Oh Canada in Cree at Winnipeg Jets home game February 26, 2024
Best Music Video - Island Dreams - Swedish International Film Festival
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Filmnest International Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Beyond the Curve International Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Lens Fame International Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Hollywood Blvd Film 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Cineverse International Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Magic Silver Screen 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Filmovia International Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – NYC Independent Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Critics Choice International Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Cineplay International Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – EdiPlay International Film Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Script Symphony AwardFilm Festival 2024
Best Music Video – Island Dreams – Madrid International Movie Awards 2024
- PLATINUM LIT Music Award - Best Inspirational Music - Waniska 2024
- PLATINUM LIT Music Award – Best Female Vocal – Waniska 2024
- Global Music Award - Best Female Vocal - Time Goes On 2024
- GOLD LIT Talent Music Award - Best Music Video - Island Dreams 2023
- PLATINUM LIT Talent Music Award - Best Female Vocalist - Music is The Medicine 2023
- International Music Award CLOUZINE - Best Native American Song- Music is the Medicine 2023 Fall
- Inaugural 2023 Marilainen Music Awards - Community Leader Award
- Kisahkihitin I Love You 2022 LIT Talent Award - Best Collaboration
- 500 Years 2022 LIT Talent Award-Best Social Impact Song
- Coming Home - Global Music Award 2022
- 500 Years - One World Music Award for Best Vocal Single 2022
- Fallings Not Goodbye Global Music Award - Pop 2022
- Manitoba Legislative Assembly Member’s StatementRecognition 2022
- Kisahkihitin I love You (with Prague Orchestra) Global Music Award - Best Contemporary Classical 2021
- 500 Years Global Music Award - Best Protest Song 2021
- 2019 Women of Inspiration Award winner - Indigenous Leadership Award
- Global Music Award for Protest Music - 500 Years 2019
Released Auto-Biography – Mezzo Soprano – Memoirs of a Rez Girl 2019 - 5 Star Reviews from: Red Headed Book Lover and Good Reads
- Kisahkihitan I Love You - 2017 Global Music Award Bronze Medal Winner
- Kisahkihitan CD - Won Indigenous Music Award for Best Inuit, Indigenous Language or Francophone Album
- Nikumoon CD - Won Best Spiritual Award 2014 Indian Summer Music Award in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - September 2014
-Nikumoon CD - Won the Best Canadian Indigenous Artist 2014 West Coast Native American Music Awards, Los Angeles, CA August 2014
-2011 Native American Music Award for Best World Recording for "Kayas"

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