Bonjay

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Bonjay
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresR&B
Years active2010s–present
Associated actsToo Attached
MembersAlanna 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 year they performed as part of the 2018 Hamilton Supercrawl.[5]

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. ^ a b "Bonjay and Too Attached on the limits of 'diversity'". Now, May 23, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "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.
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