8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in April 2021
Meet Exclaim! s latest New Faves, from Montreal s viral icicle rater to international emo breakouts
Published Apr 06, 2021
The days are getting longer and the sun is getting brighter, but the futures of these emerging Canadian artists might be brightest of all. Meet Exclaim! s latest New Faves, including Montreal s viral icicle rater, an emo band making international waves and a trio of Edmonton standouts.
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Author of the article: Fish Griwkowsky
Publishing date: Apr 06, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 5 minute read • Bhuyash Neupane and Mustafa Rafiq were recorded live for the latter s new album, If I Were a Dance. Photo by supplied /jpg
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From its cover art through its poetry, tabla beats, down to a final, fading note, Mustafa Rafiq’s new album If I Were a Dance is a mesmerizing, inspiring testament to collaboration.
The uniting thread within the project’s twin hemispheres is Rafiq, 25, who backs a crisp, bare poetry cycle by Dwennimmen with a variety of instruments on the A-side, playing guitar and singing along with Nepali tabla player Bhuyash Neupane live on the B.
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