Kelela

The Year in Photos: Our Favourite Concert Memories of 2023

PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2023

This year was the first one since 2019 without any lockdowns, as well as far fewer cancellations than in recent years. The concert industry...

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2023

This was the year of the long-awaited payoff. After long stretches of toil and creative refinement, 2023 saw the dam break for a handful of...

Exclaim!'s 25 Best Albums of 2023 So Far

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2023

The ingénue, the prodigy, the blinding comet of talent that comes crashing to earth from seemingly out of nowhere — there are few character...

Kelela Forged a Kinetic Connection in Toronto

The Opera House, March 24

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2023

​"One of the things I've been thinking about... I feel like I need to do missed connections at the Kelela show," Kelela Mizanekristos share...

Pitchfork Music Festival Gets the Smile, Bon Iver, Alvvays for 2023 Edition

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2023

Pitchfork Music Festival has announced its 2023 lineup, taking place from July 21 to 23 at Chicago's Union Park. The three-day event will...

Kelela Takes Flight on the Stunning 'Raven'

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2023

On the front cover of Kelela's Raven, the singer is submerged in a borderless body of water, her face just barely visible above the surface...

Kelela to Play Toronto on 2023 RAVE:N Tour

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2022

Hot on the heels of announcing her long-awaited sophomore album Raven last month, Kelela has mapped out some tour dates for 2023 — includin...

Kelela Announces New Album 'Raven,' Teams Up with Kaytranada, BAMBII on New Single

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2022

Kelela has shared details of her long-awaited sophomore album Raven— out February 10 via Warp — teasing the effort with new single "On the...