Junia-T Explained

Junia-T is the stage name of Jonathan Lindo, a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario.^[1] He is most noted for his album Studio Monk, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.^[2]

He was previously associated with the duo Smash Brovaz,^[3] who released the album Think It’s A Game? in 2012.^[4] Junia-T then released his solo debut Eye See You in 2014.^[5] Discouraged by the album's lack of success, he considered quitting the music business for a time, but found his creative perspective refreshed after joining Addy Papa's Riot Club sessions.^[1] He signed with Pirates Blend,^[6] Studio Monk, his second album, was released on that label in January 2020.^[7]

He also works as touring DJ with Jessie Reyez,^[6] who contributed vocals on both of Junia-T's solo albums.

Notes and References

1. Del Cowie, "Junia-T Almost Quit Music. Instead, He Dropped an Instant Canadian Classic" . Complex, February 3, 2020.
2. Web site: Lau. Melody. June 15, 2020. Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708115820/https://www.cbc.ca/music/daniel-caesar-jessie-reyez-caribou-and-more-make-the-2020-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.5610066. July 8, 2020. CBC Music.
3. Christian K. Pearce, "Where the game begins: Drake didn't come from out of nowhere. Toronto's hip-hop heart beats loud at low-profile shows". Toronto Star, December 19, 2010.
4. Peter Marrack, "Smash Brovaz: Think It's a Game" . Exclaim!, December 13, 2012.
5. Michael J. Warren, "Junia-T: Eye See You" . Exclaim!, November 4, 2014.
6. Riley Wallace, "Inside Junia-T's Soleil Sound Studio, Where He Works With Jessie Reyez, Slakah the Beatchild and on His New Album" . Exclaim!, September 3, 2019.
7. Riley Wallace, "Junia-T: Studio Monk" . Exclaim!, January 31, 2020.