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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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lalforest |
LAL is a Toronto-based collective of musicians representing Uganda, Bangladesh, Barbados, and India featuring vocalist Rosina Kazi, laptop musician Nicholas "Murr" Murray, and bassist Ian de Sousa. [1] The group's sound fuses South-Asian roots, West Indian fruits, and melancholic vocals with jazz and hip hop influences, down tempo grooves, broken soul, and electro. Their song lyrics are socially conscious poetry. [2]
LAL formed in 1998. [3] LAL has produced four studio albums, including Corners (2002), and Warm Belly High Power (2004), which was named the best soul album of 2004 by Exclaim!. [4]
LAL have also performed in a variety of festivals and venues across Canada, Europe, and Pakistan. They received support from the Canada Council for the Arts for composing and recording in 2006/2007. LAL's third album is Deportation; [5] the album featured 20 guest artists. [6]
LAL released the album Find Safety in 2016. [3] LAL announced the release of a new album titled Meteors Could Come Down which will release on 6 November 2020. [7]
LAL | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | |
Members |
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Website |
lalforest |
LAL is a Toronto-based collective of musicians representing Uganda, Bangladesh, Barbados, and India featuring vocalist Rosina Kazi, laptop musician Nicholas "Murr" Murray, and bassist Ian de Sousa. [1] The group's sound fuses South-Asian roots, West Indian fruits, and melancholic vocals with jazz and hip hop influences, down tempo grooves, broken soul, and electro. Their song lyrics are socially conscious poetry. [2]
LAL formed in 1998. [3] LAL has produced four studio albums, including Corners (2002), and Warm Belly High Power (2004), which was named the best soul album of 2004 by Exclaim!. [4]
LAL have also performed in a variety of festivals and venues across Canada, Europe, and Pakistan. They received support from the Canada Council for the Arts for composing and recording in 2006/2007. LAL's third album is Deportation; [5] the album featured 20 guest artists. [6]
LAL released the album Find Safety in 2016. [3] LAL announced the release of a new album titled Meteors Could Come Down which will release on 6 November 2020. [7]