Tara Kannangara Bio:
JUNO-nominated artist, Tara Kannangara is a second-generation, Sri Lankan-Canadian force of
nature, giving you music that is deeply personal, genre-bending and culture blending. All this,
encompassed by wild trumpet melodies, searing guitar lines, lush synths, and piercing lyricism
will make you turn your head and listen.
Originally from Chilliwack, BC, Tara eventually ended up at the University of Toronto studying
music. After years of studying institutionalized art, Tara was compelled to break the veneer
built around her experience of music-making. She began to write about being a dreamer, an
outsider, and a woman longing to be seen.
Tara has been featured on CBC The Signal, The Sunday Edition and NPR Tiny Desk with Lido
Pimienta. She also performed on Lido's Grammy nominated record, Miss Colombia. She has had
the privilege to work with extraordinary homegrown artists such as Jeremy Dutcher, Charlotte
Cornfield, and Witch Prophet. Her own work has been presented at major festivals across North
America.
Web: https://www.tarakannangara.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara.kannangara/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tara.kannangara/
Bandcamp: https://open.spotify.com/album/4vzjd6hx6c3IFrWMydXCoQ
Emily Steinwall:
Emily Steinwall is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto.
In 2021, she released her debut album as a leader called Welcome to the Garden, a bold and genre-defying release which went on to win the 2022 SOCAN songwriter prize.
When she is not working as a professional saxophone player, Emily is writing and performing songs that can be described as ethereal, expressive and drawing on a wide range of musical influences. She is currently finishing up her sophomore album, which will be released in spring 2025.
Bandcamp: https://emilysteinwall.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-the-garden
X: https://x.com/emilysteinwall
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilysteinwall/
Hiroki Bio:
Hiroki Tanaka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and composer. Formerly lead guitarist of YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN, their album DIRT was nominated for the 2018 Polaris prize, and the group toured extensively in Canada/US and Western Europe
Striking out on his own for the first time, his debut solo album, Kaigo Kioku Kyoku, was built from Tanaka’s experience as a caregiver for his grandmother with Alzheimer’s, and uncle with terminal cancer. Kaigo Kioku Kyoku makes music out of meaningful objects, voice recordings of his relatives, and are structured off of hymns and Japanese folk songs.
Now working on his upcoming sophomore album, he has brought together The DenSan Band. Joined by Dhaivat Jani (drums), Hiro Tanaka (bass), and Brendan Swanson (keys), The DenSan Band fuses wild jams, biblical references and psychedelic pop into a shamanic offering for a burning world.
Web: hirokikyoku.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hirokikyoku/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HirokiKyoku/
Bandcamp: https://hirokikyoku.bandcamp.com/
