Kadhja Bonet Explained

Kadhja Bonet (; born January 31, 1988) is an American musician.

Early life

Bonet grew up in Los Angeles, California, as the middle child of seven siblings and studied classical music from an early age, playing the violin.[1] Her father, Allen Bonet, was an opera singer and her mother also a musician. She taught herself guitar and other instruments.[1] The actress Lisa Bonet is her half-sister.[2] [3]

Career

Bonet's debut, the single "Tears for Lamont" was produced by Itai Shapira and released in 2014. Later that year, while participating in the Red Bull Music Academy program in Tokyo, she collaborated on and released "Late Night Munchies."[4]

The mini album The Visitor EP was first self-released in September 2015,[5] then re-released with new bonus tracks under the name The Visitor in October 2016, as a partnership between two independent record labels, Fat Possum Records and Fresh Selects,[6] receiving critical praise[7] [8] and extensive radio air play.

Her second album, Childqueen, written while touring abroad, was released on June 8, 2018.[9]

She has also appeared on albums from other musicians, including Anderson .Paak,[10] SiR,[11] Bonobo,[12] Khruangbin,[13] Free Nationals,[14] and more.

Critical reaction

Bonet's music has been described as psychedelic soul[15] while, for other critics, it "amalgamates folk, jazz and soul,"[16] or evokes "Billie Holiday, whisky, and 1940s Disney" in a "genre-defying" way.[1]

Clash magazine wrote that her second album "places Kadhja Bonet in a league of her own."[9] The single "Delphine" from the album was described as "spellbinding"[17] and the album itself as "proof of her idiosyncratic genius."[18]

Discography

Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Collaborations

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Beswick . Katie . February 24, 2017. Kadhja Bonet – the Los Angeles artist conjuring that 1940s Disney feeling . . June 2, 2018.
  2. News: Forty Five Ten Brings Some Texas Swagger to Hudson Yards . February 10, 2022 . Town & Country . May 3, 2019.
  3. News: Rogovoy . Seth . Lenny Kravitz pays loving tribute to his Jewish grandparents — and their kasha varnishkes . February 10, 2022 . The Forward . October 13, 2020.
  4. Web site: Monger. Timothy. Kadhja Bonet: Artist Biography. AllMusic. June 3, 2018.
  5. Web site: Kadhja Bonet's Quarter-Life Crisis Led Her Home – To Music. December 20, 2016 . NPR. June 2, 2018.
  6. Web site: Allmusic: Kadhja Bonet – The Visitor. Kellman. Andy. October 21, 2016. AllMusic Guide. March 15, 2022.
  7. Web site: Album Of The Week: Kadhja Bonet – The Visitor EP. Smith. CF. September 15, 2015. Twisted Soul Music. December 23, 2018.
  8. Web site: Pitchfork Review: Kadhja Bonet – The Visitor. Dowling. Marcus K.. November 8, 2016. Pitchfork Media. March 15, 2022.
  9. Web site: Murray. Robin. Kadhja Bonet's 'Mother Maybe' Has A Global Reach. March 4, 2018. Clash. June 2, 2018.
  10. Web site: Allmusic: Anderson .Paak - Oxnard. Kellman. Andy. November 16, 2018. AllMusic Guide. March 15, 2022.
  11. Web site: SiR's 'Chasing The Summer' Album to Feature Lil Wayne, Smino, Jill Scott and more. Grant. Shawn. August 28, 2019. The Source. March 15, 2022.
  12. Web site: Allmusic: Bonobo - Fragments. Simpson. Paul. January 14, 2022. AllMusic Guide. March 15, 2022.
  13. Web site: Khruangbin Announce Mordechai Remixes Album. Helman. Peter. June 24, 2021. Stereogum. March 15, 2022.
  14. Web site: Allmusic: Free Nationals - Free Nationals. Kellman. Andy. December 13, 2019. AllMusic Guide. March 15, 2022.
  15. News: 2018 . "Delphine" by Kadhja Bonet . . June 2, 2018.
  16. Web site: World Cafe Next: Kadhja Bonet. March 4, 2018. World Cafe Next. June 3, 2018.
  17. Web site: Hakimian . Rob . Kadhja Bonet shows her class on the spellbinding 'Delphine'. April 25, 2018. TheFourOhFive. June 3, 2018.
  18. Web site: Moon . Tom . First Listen: Kadhja Bonet, Childqueen. May 31, 2018. NPR. June 3, 2018.

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