LAL (band) explained
LAL |
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Origin: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Years Active: | 2009–present |
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]
History
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. LAL announced the release of a new album titled Meteors Could Come Down which will release on 6 November 2020.[7]
Discography
- Corners (1998)
- Warm Belly High Power (2002)
- Deportation (2008)[8]
- Find Safety (2016)[9]
- Meteors Could Come Down (2020)
Notes and References
- Web site: LAL. Sylvester. Daniel. 3 May 2012. Exclaim!. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402080857/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/lal. 2 April 2017. dead.
- http://torontoist.com/2016/04/lal-returns-with-a-passionately-political-sound-and-yuka-introduces-mighty-vocals/ "LAL Returns with a Passionately Political Sound, and Yuka Introduces Mighty Vocals"
- https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/lal-find-safety/ ">>> LAL Find Safety"
- News: Toronto Quartet Lal Dodges Trip-Hop Label . . 27 January 2005 . 12 July 2009 .
- News: LAL shines a light on darkness . . 22 May 2008 . 12 July 2009 . Ben . Ben Rayner. Rayner.
- https://nowtoronto.com/music/lal/ "Lal The shape-shifting Toronto group finds its focus 14 years in"
- Web site: Gregory. Allie. 20 August 2020. LAL Announce New Album 'Meteors Could Come Down'. 2020-08-25. Exclaim!.
- Web site: LAL Find Safety. Sylvester. Daniel. 27 April 2016. Exclaim!. https://web.archive.org/web/20170401232934/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/lal-find_safety. 1 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: 'The world is not safe, so let's create our own spaces': Toronto band LAL finds power in community. CBC.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081007/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/the-world-is-not-safe-so-let-s-create-our-own-spaces-toronto-band-lal-finds-power-in-community-1.3842128. 2 April 2017. dead.