Kytami Explained

Kytami
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Kyla Tamiko Uyede
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Instrument:Violin
Years Active:2002–present
Associated Acts:Delhi 2 Dublin, Georgia Murray
Website:www.kytami.ca

Kyla Tamiko LeBlanc (née Uyede), better known by her stage name Kytami, is a Canadian musician, violinist, singer and rapper. Born in Vancouver,[1] she started taking violin lessons at the age of three, and trained classically at the Vancouver Academy of Music from ages 3 to 17.[2] [3] [4] At the age of 23 she started playing in a band at the Dubh Linn Gate Pub. In 2002 she moved back to Vancouver and recorded her first album Conflation. In 2006 she co-founded the group Delhi 2 Dublin, but left in late 2010 to continue pursuing her solo career.[2] [5] The "Kytami" stage name blends her first and middle names.[6] She is of mixed Japanese, Filipino, and English descent.[7]

Discography

SOLO

WITH DELHI 2 DUBLIN

WITH BLACKIE AND THE TRIUMPHS

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kytami Album Release with F.U.C. . 2012-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150505074542/http://www.kelownaentertainment.ca/EventDetails/2 . 2015-05-05 . dead .
  2. News: Punk Parents Playing Whistler. Pique Magazine. June 2, 2005. July 8, 2012.
  3. Web site: Green. Mary Ellen. Kytami rocks V.I.C. Fest. Monday Magazine. July 8, 2012. June 14–20, 2012. This article reported that Kytami began playing violin at age three. A promotional page on Arts Victoria in September 2006 noted that Kytami had "23 years" of violin experience. Additionally, the Monday Magazine article described her musical style: "blend[ing] her classical training with her more cutting edge sensibilities, merging her experiences playing with indie rock, acoustic punk rock, dancehall/hip hop/electronic, metal and Bhangra-Celtic fusion groups, and more recently with a DJ."
  4. Web site: Arnusch. Shelley. High-culture career leads to Chaos. Pique. May 4, 2015. January 30, 2004.
  5. News: Devlin. Mike. Fiddler sans frontier. https://archive.today/20130118204634/http://www2.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=cc58192b-0d58-4ada-ab6a-8cff3d90bc9e&sponsor=. dead. January 18, 2013. July 8, 2012. Victoria Times-Colonist. May 5, 2010.
  6. Web site: Glick. Abbie. Kytami: Violinist extremist. What's Up! Magazine. July 8, 2012. July 8, 2011.
  7. http://web.sd71.bc.ca/miracle/files/miracle_beach/delhi_2_dublin_study_guide-1.pdf Delhi 2 Dublin study guide

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