Denise Chaila
Denise Chaila | |
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| Origin | Zambia/Limerick |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | Denise Chaila on Facebook |
Denise Chaila is a Zambian-Irish rapper, singer, poet, grime and hip hop artist from Limerick.
Career
Chaila began performing on the Limerick music scene in 2012. Chaila released her debut EP, Duel Citizenship, in 2019. She had already featured on the 2016 Rusangano Family album, Let the Dead Bury the Dead and performs with them regularly.[1] Cillian Murphy featured Chaila's music on his BBC Radio 6 show and interviewed her for Port magazine.[2] She was one of the performers at the Perspectives: Imagining Ireland. Speaking Up, Singing Louder in National Concert Hall, Dublin on 9 February 2020.[3] Her first album, Go Bravely, was released on 2 October 2020.[4] Chaila was one of the musical acts featured in the series of remote performances during the COVID-19 pandemic, Other Voices: Courage, in May 2020.[5] The one-hour performance was recorded in the National Gallery of Ireland.[6][7]
Personal life
Chaila was born at Chikankata-Mazabuka District, Zambia. Her family moved to Ireland when she was aged 3 after her father, a doctor, was offered a position at a hospital in Dublin. The family later moved to Limerick. She attended the Kings Hospital Secondary School in Palmerstown and went on to study English literature and sociology at the University of Limerick.[2]
Discography
- Duel Citizenship EP (2019)
- Go Bravely LP (2020)[4]
References
- ^ McGoran, Peter (4 April 2019). "Music World: Denise Chaila". Hotpress. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Murphy, Lauren (15 February 2020). "'You shouldn't bend to fit the world and its labels'". independent. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ O'Connell, Edaein. "Limerick rapper Denise Chaila is an artist you need to know". IMAGE.ie. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Go Bravely, by Denise Chaila". Denise Chaila. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Other Voices: Courage - watch Denise Chaila live in concert". 2020-05-14.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Cleary, Andrea (21 May 2020). "A Sound You Can't Predict". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cleary, Andrea (7 June 2020). "Why Limerick poet and rapper Denise Chaila is the voice of now". Business Post. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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