Junia-T is the stage name of Jonathan Lindo, a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario.[1] He is most noted for his album Studio Monk, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
He was previously associated with the duo Smash Brovaz,[3] who released the album Think It’s A Game? in 2012.[4] Junia-T then released his solo debut Eye See You in 2014.[5] Discouraged by the album's lack of success, he considered quitting the music business for a time, but found his creative perspective refreshed after joining Addy Papa's Riot Club sessions.[1] He signed with Pirates Blend,[6] Studio Monk, his second album, was released on that label in January 2020.[7]
He also works as touring DJ with Jessie Reyez,[6] who contributed vocals on both of Junia-T's solo albums.
References
edit- ^ a b Del Cowie, "Junia-T Almost Quit Music. Instead, He Dropped an Instant Canadian Classic" Archived 2020-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Complex, February 3, 2020.
- ^ Lau, Melody (June 15, 2020). "Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020.
- ^ Christian K. Pearce, "Where the game begins: Drake didn't come from out of nowhere. Toronto's hip-hop heart beats loud at low-profile shows". Toronto Star, December 19, 2010.
- ^ Peter Marrack, "Smash Brovaz: Think It's a Game" Archived 2020-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, December 13, 2012.
- ^ Michael J. Warren, "Junia-T: Eye See You" Archived 2020-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, November 4, 2014.
- ^ a b Riley Wallace, "Inside Junia-T's Soleil Sound Studio, Where He Works With Jessie Reyez, Slakah the Beatchild and on His New Album" Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, September 3, 2019.
- ^ Riley Wallace, "Junia-T: Studio Monk" Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, January 31, 2020.
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