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'''Kyla LeBlanc''' (born |
'''Kyla LeBlanc''' (born 1973),<ref name="Monday"/><ref name="What's Up"/> better known by her stage name '''Kytami''', is a [[Canada|Canadian]] musician. Born in [[Vancouver]],<ref>[http://www.kelownaentertainment.ca/EventDetails/2 Kytami Album Release with F.U.C. ]</ref> she started taking [[violin]] lessons at the age of three, and trained classically at the [[Vancouver Academy of Music]] from ages 3 to 17.<ref name="punk parents">{{cite news|title=Punk Parents Playing Whistler|url=http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/punk-parents-playing-whistler/Content?oid=2150591|newspaper=Pique Magazine|date=June 2, 2005|accessdate=July 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Monday">{{cite web|last=Green|first=Mary Ellen|title=Kytami rocks V.I.C. Fest|url=http://www.mondaymag.com/news/158684195.html|work=Monday Magazine|accessdate=July 8, 2012|date=June 14-20, 2012}} This article reported that Kytami began playing violin at age three. [http://artsvictoria.ca/index.php?show_action=view&showid=93263 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."</ref> She moved to [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]] at the age of 17, and at the age of 23 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. |
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<ref name="punk parents"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Devlin|first=Mike|title=Fiddler sans frontier|url=http://www2.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=cc58192b-0d58-4ada-ab6a-8cff3d90bc9e&sponsor=|accessdate=July 8, 2012|newspaper=Victoria Times-Colonist|date=May 5, 2010}}</ref> The "Kytami" stage name blends her first and middle names.<ref name="What's Up">{{cite web|last=Glick|first=Abbie|title=Kytami: Violinist extremist|url=http://www.whatsup-magazine.com/2011/07/08/kytami-violinist-extremist/|work=What's Up! Magazine|accessdate=July 8, 2012|date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> She is of mixed [[Japanese Canadian|Japanese]], [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]], and [[English Canadian|English]] descent.<ref>[http://web.sd71.bc.ca/miracle/files/miracle_beach/delhi_2_dublin_study_guide-1.pdf Delhi 2 Dublin study guide], p. 3.</ref> |
<ref name="punk parents"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Devlin|first=Mike|title=Fiddler sans frontier|url=http://www2.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=cc58192b-0d58-4ada-ab6a-8cff3d90bc9e&sponsor=|accessdate=July 8, 2012|newspaper=Victoria Times-Colonist|date=May 5, 2010}}</ref> The "Kytami" stage name blends her first and middle names.<ref name="What's Up">{{cite web|last=Glick|first=Abbie|title=Kytami: Violinist extremist|url=http://www.whatsup-magazine.com/2011/07/08/kytami-violinist-extremist/|work=What's Up! Magazine|accessdate=July 8, 2012|date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> She is of mixed [[Japanese Canadian|Japanese]], [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]], and [[English Canadian|English]] descent.<ref>[http://web.sd71.bc.ca/miracle/files/miracle_beach/delhi_2_dublin_study_guide-1.pdf Delhi 2 Dublin study guide], p. 3.</ref> |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kyla T. Uyede |
Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | Hip hop, alternative rock, electronica, world music |
Instrument(s) | Violin |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | www.kytami.ca |
Kyla LeBlanc (born 1973),[1][2] better known by her stage name Kytami, is a Canadian musician. Born in Vancouver,[3] she started taking violin lessons at the age of three, and trained classically at the Vancouver Academy of Music from ages 3 to 17.[4][1] She moved to Whistler at the age of 17, and at the age of 23 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.
[4][5] The "Kytami" stage name blends her first and middle names.[2] She is of mixed Japanese, Filipino, and English descent.[6]
Discography
SOLO
- 2002 Conflation
- 2012 "Kytami"
WITH DELHI 2 DUBLIN
- Delhi 2 Dublin (Released 13 December 2007)
- Delhi 2 Dublin Remixed (Released 2008)
- Planet Electric (Released 4 May 2010)
- Planet: Electrified (Released 26 April 2011)
- Delhi to Dubland EP (Released 13 September 2011)
WITH BLACKIE AND THE TRIUMPHS
- "Thinkinaboutdrinkin" (Released 2011)
References
- ^ a b Green, Mary Ellen (June 14–20, 2012). "Kytami rocks V.I.C. Fest". Monday Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: date format (link) 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." - ^ a b Glick, Abbie (July 8, 2011). "Kytami: Violinist extremist". What's Up! Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ Kytami Album Release with F.U.C.
- ^ a b "Punk Parents Playing Whistler". Pique Magazine. June 2, 2005. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ Devlin, Mike (May 5, 2010). "Fiddler sans frontier". Victoria Times-Colonist. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ Delhi 2 Dublin study guide, p. 3.
External links
- Kytami.ca: Official Kytami website