Bonjay
| Bonjay | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 2010s–present |
| Associated acts | Too Attached |
| Members |
Alanna Stuart Ian Swain |
Bonjay is a Canadian R&B musical group from Toronto, Ontario,[1] consisting of vocalist Alanna Stuart and instrumentalist Ian Swain.[2][3]
History
Stuart, who also performs with the Queer Songbook Orchestra[4] and was formerly a host on CBC Radio 3, met Swain in Ottawa, where he was working as a disk jockey.[5] The pair released their debut EP Broughtupsy in 2010,[6] and toured in support of the release, including at the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival, before taking an extended hiatus.
Stuart and Swain reunited in 2017 with the single "Ingenue".[7] The full-length album Lush Life followed in 2018,[8] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.[9] The duo supported the album with a short tour in conjunction with Vivek Shraya's Too Attached project.[4] That yeare they performed as part of the 2018 Hamilton Supercrawl.[5]
References
- ↑ "Toronto musicians to watch in 2018: R&B and pop edition". Now, February 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Bonjay brought up right". Exclaim!, October 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Bonjay Discuss 'Lush Life' Delays, Writing as Outsiders and Speaking Their Own Language". Exclaim!, By Kyle Mullin, May 23, 2018
- 1 2 "Bonjay and Too Attached on the limits of 'diversity'". Now, May 23, 2018.
- 1 2 "Bonjay’s Supercrawl tracks inspired by the sounds of Steel City ". The Silhouette, Rya Buckley • Sep 20, 2018
- ↑ "Bonjay, Broughtupsy". Exclaim!, October 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Listen To Bonjay’s “Ingenue,” A Beautiful Anthem For Growing Up". The Fader, September 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Bonjay Lush Life". Exclaim!, May 22, 2018. by Kyle Mullin
- ↑ "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list". CBC Music, June 14, 2018.