LAL is a Toronto-based collective of musicians representing Uganda, Bangladesh, Barbados, and India featuring vocalist Rosina Kazi, laptop musician Nicholas "Murr" Murray, and bassist Ian de Sousa. The group's sound fuses South-Asian roots, West Indian fruits, and melancholic vocals with jazz and hip hop influences, down tempo grooves, broken soul, and electro. Their song lyrics are socially conscious poetry.

History

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''NOW Toronto'', by Benjamin Boles 27 April 2016 LAL has produced four studio albums, including ''Corners'' (2002), and ''Warm Belly High Power'' (2004), which was named the best soul album of 2004 by ''

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''. LAL have also performed in a variety of festivals and venues across Canada, Europe, and Pakistan. They received support from the Canada Council for the Arts for composing and recording in 2006/2007. LAL's third album is ''Deportation''; the album featured 20 guest artists. LAL released the album ''Find Safety'' in 2016. LAL announced the release of a new album titled ''Meteors Could Come Down'' which will release on 6 November 2020.

Discography

* ''Corners '' (1998) * ''Warm Belly High Power'' (2002) * ''Deportation'' (2008) * ''Find Safety'' (2016) * ''Meteors Could Come Down'' (2020)

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* {{Authority control Canadian electronic music groups Canadian world music groups Musical groups established in 2009 Musical groups from Toronto 2009 establishments in Ontario