Lester Centre to play host to Alysha Brilla Trio tonight

The Alysha Brilla Trio is in town tonight with
a 7:30 show time at the Lester Centre
(photo from Juno Awards website)

The North Coast's music fans have a chance to take in the unique stylings of a three time nominated Juno Award singer songwriter tonight, as The Alysha Brilla Trio takes to the stage at the city's Lester Centre of the Arts.

Her most recent work, Rooted was just nominated for the Canadian music award, with the song finding its way into the final consideration in the Adult Contemporary category for the March 25th Awards ceremony.

With musical influences that are infused with African, Indian and Canadian experiences, her sound has been compared by some observers as that which channels Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse to name a few of the strains that are heard.

The Indian-Tanzanian Canadian artist is gaining increased attention for not only her music, but her social activism on a range of issues, with her music providing for the forum to effect change.

Change is also something she's seeking to bring to the recording industry, as Brilla looks to bring more women into the field, noting that there are still some barriers for women to break down in the music industry.

Some notes on her themes can be found below:

Art for activism: Canada's Alysha Brilla entertains Okanagan students
Alysha Brilla on creativity, career, social activism
Musician Alyhsa Brilla wants to see more women in the producer's chair

Tonight's show is Part of this years Lester Centre Season package, Ms. Brilla who recently released her third self produced album, will showcase her many musical themes starting at 7:30 this evening.

Tickets are available at Cook's Jewellers and the Lester Centre Box office.

The Prince Rupert stop is the first of a three show tour of the Northwest, following tonights appearance at the Lester Centre, she takes to Highway 16 with concerts on Saturday in Terrace and Sunday in Burns Lake.

Her most recent music video, titled Water was released in December it offers up a glimpse into the international vibe that her compositions explore, taking the viewer along for the musical journey with her.

You can review a range of her other video presentations from her YouTube page.

To learn more about her music, see her website here, you can also follow her tour through Facebook and twitter.

More items related to Prince Rupert events can be found on our Community Events archive page here, or from our Arts and Entertainment archive here.


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