| Alysha Brilla | |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin: | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Label: | Lava Universal Republic Records Sunny Jam |
Alysha Brilla (born November 3, 1988) is an Indo-Canadian musician, songwriter, and music producer. Brilla's music career includes festival performances at WOMAD, Woodford Folk and Montreal Jazz. Her music focuses on themes of connection and healing. Born in Mississauga, Ontario and raised in Brampton, Ontario, she started singing in her early teens in local bands and at festivals. In 2010, she signed a major record deal at Lava/Universal Republic Records.[1] Brilla has since released all of her music independently on her own music label, Sunny Jam Records. Brilla has received three Juno Award nominations for her self-produced albums.
Brilla was born in Mississauga, Ontario to her mother Kathryn Brillinger, a college communications teacher, and Tanzanian-born father Yasin Dewji, a bass guitarist.[2] Her father introduced her to jazz. As a bass guitarist, he would play gigs with her later on.
Jacksoul keyboardist and producer Ron Lopata and friend Brad Marshall introduced Brilla's eleven-song EP demo Got Soul to industry attention.
She composed music for Fawzia Mirza's 2023 film The Queen of My Dreams.
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Brilla | |
| 2013 | In My Head | |
| 2014 | Woman | |
| 2016 | Human | |
| 2017 | Rooted | |
| 2022 | Circle |