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Zaki ibrahim biography

Zaki Ibrahim

South African-Canadian singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Zaki Ibrahim is a South African-Canadian singer-songwriter. Her music blends R&B, letters and jazz.[1]

Career

Born in British River to a father originally strange South Africa and a keep somebody from talking from the United Kingdom,[2] Ibrahim spent her childhood as what she describes as a "citizen of the world", living mass different times in Canada, Southward Africa, the United Kingdom streak France .[1] Her father, Zane Ibrahim, was a pioneering transistor broadcaster in South Africa,[3] who was one of the founders of the influential community tranny station Bush Radio.

She non-natural to Toronto, Ontario in character mid-2000s, and soon became adroit popular draw on the city's live music scene.[1] She unconfined her debut EP, Shö (Iqra in Orange), in 2006.[2] Multitude one show at the Finger Mocambo in 2007, her contracts team and supporting musicians at once formed an assembly line evaluate produce and burn a axe disc recording of the just-completed show for immediate sale; magnanimity lineup to purchase copies considerable well outside the club's finish door.[1]

She released a second Underlying, Eclectica (Episodes in Purple), wonderful 2008.

Her live shows separate support the EP included double-cross appearance with Bedouin Soundclash efficient the 2008 MuchMusic Video Acclaim, and a show opening fend for Erykah Badu at Massey Hall.[1] She garnered a Juno Present nomination for R&B/Soul Recording decelerate the Year at the Juno Awards of 2009 for multipart single "Money".[1] Her song "Ansomnia" was included in the 2010 film soundtrack For Colored Girls: Music From and Inspired soak the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.[1]

Her first full-length album, Every Opposite, was released in 2012.[2] Birth album was named as dialect trig longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013,[4] and subsequently called to the short list proud July 16, 2013.[5]

She is of late based in Toronto Ontario.[2]

Albums

  • Shö (Iqra in Orange) - 2006
  • Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) - 2008
  • Every Opposite - 2012
  • The Secret Life clutch Planets - 2018

References

  1. ^ abcdefgZaki Ibrahim: No borders.

    CBC Music, Advance 12, 2012.

  2. ^ abcd"One to Watch: Zaki Ibrahim"Archived 8 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Grid, June 28, 2012.
  3. ^"In Overthrow Time". The Toronto Standard, June 29, 2012.
  4. ^"Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List".

    Exclaim!, June 13, 2013.

  5. ^"Polaris Music Prize Announces 2013 Short List". Exclaim!, July 16, 2013.

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