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Bonjay

Bonjay is a Canadian R&B musical group from Toronto, Ontario, consisting of vocalist Alanna Stuart and instrumentalist Ian Swain.

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Bonjay
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresR&B
Years active2007–present
LabelMysteries of Trade
MembersAlanna Stuart
Ian Swain
Websitehttp://bonjaymusic.com

Bonjay is a Canadian R&B musical group from Toronto, Ontario,1 consisting of vocalist Alanna Stuart and instrumentalist Ian Swain.23

History

Stuart, who also performs with the Queer Songbook Orchestra4 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 2015 with the single "Ingenue".7 The full-length album Lush Life followed in 2018,8 and was a long-listed 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 year they performed as part of the 2018 Hamilton Supercrawl.5

Discography

Albums

  • Lush Life (2018), Mysteries of Trade

EPs

  • Gimmee Gimmee (2009), Independent
  • Broughtupsy (2010), Mysteries of Trade

Singles

  • "Maps" (2007), XL Recordings, Ghetto Arc
  • "Stumble" / "Creepin" (2011), One Bird Records
  • "Ingenue" (2015), Memeplex
  • "Chelsea" (2018), Mysteries of Trade
  • "Medicine For Melancholy" (2018), Mysteries of Trade
References

References

  1. "Toronto musicians to watch in 2018: R&B and pop edition". Now, February 7, 2018.
  2. "Bonjay brought up right". Exclaim!, October 24, 2010.
  3. "Bonjay Discuss 'Lush Life' Delays, Writing as Outsiders and Speaking Their Own Language". Exclaim!, By Kyle Mullin, May 23, 2018
  4. "Bonjay and Too Attached on the limits of 'diversity'" Archived 2018-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Now, May 23, 2018.
  5. "Bonjay’s Supercrawl tracks inspired by the sounds of Steel City ". The Silhouette, Rya Buckley • Sep 20, 2018
  6. "Bonjay, Broughtupsy". Exclaim!, October 5, 2010.
  7. "Listen To Bonjay’s “Ingenue,” A Beautiful Anthem For Growing Up". The Fader, September 11, 2017.
  8. "Bonjay Lush Life". Exclaim!, May 22, 2018. by Kyle Mullin
  9. "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list". CBC Music, June 14, 2018.