Mustafa,The OBGMs, Nyssa land on 2021 Polaris Prize long list
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Nicholas Krgovich s This Spring Is a Beautiful Tribute to Both Veda Hille and Himself
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The Toronto fest will also feature Hannah Georgas, the OBGMs, Witch Prophet and more
Published Jan 07, 2021
Toronto s Wavelength Music has unveiled the 2021 lineup for its Wavelength Winter Festival, which is set to take place digitally next month in partnership with Harbourfront Centre and long-running Toronto Black History Month celebration Kuumba.
This year s lineup will spotlight Black Canadian artists who are making invaluable contributions to the music community and helping propel a cultural renaissance within Canada s arts scene.
Notable lineup highlights include DIY Montreal-based rapper/producer and winner of the 2020 Polaris Music Prize Backxwash, as well as Canadian composer and songwriting legend Beverly Glenn-Copeland, buzzy punk rockers the OBGMs, renowned indie-pop artist Hannah Georgas and Polaris-shortlisted Ethiopian/Eritrean jazzy trip-hop phenom Witch Prophet.
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The best Toronto albums of 2020
We weren t able to see many of them live, but local artists still gave us a lot to listen to this year By Richard Trapunski
Dec 15, 2020
From hip-hop beatscapes to celestial R&B gong punk, local artists didn’t let their creativity dip despite all the challenges they faced during this pandemic year. It’s a shame we couldn’t support the music live and in person, but here are the Toronto albums that were filling our ears while we stayed home this year.
1.
U.S. Girls: Heavy Light
Heavy Light came out just weeks before the COVID-19 shutdown, and now it feels like a time capsule. It’s simultaneously Meg Remy’s most personal album and her most collective. Her first-person form gets unusually high usage as she sings about her teen years. The music is lush and joyful as ever, and she’s still a clear-eyed critic of American exceptionalism. She leans on a hugely talented group of musicians crammed into a studio together,