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Born and raised in Malawi, East Africa, Malia's family had to go into exile in London in the late eighties. It was here that she got hooked onto music and discovered jazz, especially singers like Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday, a turning point in her life. After she finished school she started singing background parts in diverse pop-projects but wanted more. She found herself a pianist and started writing her own songs, working in bars and clubs around town. This worked well for her, but the breakthrough came when, two years ago, she discovered producer André Manoukian (Liane Foly, Gilbert...

Amalia is a mononym of, at least, two artists: 1) Canada's jazz / soul singer, Amalia Townsend. 2) A minority tagging of Amália Rodrigues 1) Canada's jazz / soul singer, Amalia Townsend, currently living in Sweden. She pays homage to the strong women of soul who catalysed her ingenuity, such as Chaka Khan, Sheila E., Eartha Kitt & Betty Davis. Most of her music is produced by Opolopo. Besides winning the prestigious CMW award & being nominated by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences - Amalia has already performed & shared her electromagnetic pull with: Lonnie Smith, Maceo...

Tina Malia’s prodigious talent spans many musical genres and disciplines. As a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer she has distinguished herself in styles ranging from pop to world devotional to electronic. Her own diverse and growing catalog of albums is complemented by studio and live work with iconic artists such as Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Jai Uttal, Kenny Loggins, India.Arie, Idan Raichel and Bassnectar. There are two unifying factors in all of this. One is Tina’s remarkable voice. An instrument of exceptional purity, it can be as tender as an angel’s sigh or as powerful as a deep ocean...