Ekelle

Toronto-based, Ekelle rhymes about what she knows best: her real-life experience! Money, sex, drama, and identity stir together to create a style she calls Hood Pop - Popular music with a street edge. Hood Pop combines elements of hip hop, pop, and R&B. In creating her own genre Ekelle doesn't limit herself to rigid categories, allowing for a dynamic experience where some songs are different from each other, but still represent and distinguish her from others.

Ekelle has performed at large-scale events like Afrofest and the Durham Caribbean Festival. Her earlier music was popular with blogs like the Come Up Show and Toronto Rappers, but it wasn’t until her debut solo EP, Dark Skin and Tattoos that larger blogs like EARMILK, OK Nigeria, and Flavourmag UK started to take notice. Singles off her Hood Pop EP have made rounds on blogs like Exclaim, The Hype Magazine, and FOMO. In 2020 Ekelle performed for GTA Pride, Nuit Blanche, Radio Humber, and a collaboration show between RISE and ArtStarts. In 2021 she was a featured artist at Indie 101, part of Ryerson’s DMMI program, participated in a camp with the Songwriters Association of Canada, and was a performer at Northern Touch Music Festival.

Ekelle’s first album, ‘Let’s Get It’ was released in May 2022 and features Cymba Music Publishing producers B.Morales and Daniel Adams. Her collaborations led to Ekelle’s recent signing with Cymba Music Publishing.

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