Pop-quiz B次元官网网址� what do A Clockwork Orange, The Golden Child, Coming to America, The Sandlot and The Witches of Eastwick have in common? These are all movies that Canadian soul singer Tanika Charles can say with confidence that she has watched each at least 10 times.
If this collection sounds like a strange mix of favourite movies, Charles, who will play at SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Mary Winspear on Oct. 12 as part of the Seaside Sessions highlighting emerging and underrepresented artists, has specific reasons for loving each of them.
Charles said Stanley KubrickB次元官网网址檚 adoption of Anthony BurgessB次元官网网址� surrealistic, dystopian novel about a nihilistic gang of thugs fascinates her because of its thematic exploration of individual rehabilitation. She first watched it when she was a teenager.
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The Sandlot, on the other hand, is a cute, heart-warming film about baseball playing kids overcoming the odds of their background. CharlesB次元官网网址� love of the African-American comedian and actor Eddie Murphy easily explains The Golden Child and Coming to America. As for her absolute, The Witches of Eastwick, she loves its trio of female stars, (Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer) and its feminist plot.
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CharlesB次元官网网址� current pop-culture obsession is Ted Lasso, the story of an American Football coach hired to coach a mediocre Association Football B次元官网网址� read: soccer B次元官网网址� team in England. Hiding behind a moustache that would make Ned Flanders proud, Lasso ends up changing a cynical culture, while dealing with his own personal demons.
These emotional attachments also colour CharlesB次元官网网址� music, which has earned her two nominations to the long-list of Polaris Music Prize (2016, 2019) recognizing artistic merit independent of factors such as sales and two Juno nominations in the category of R&B/Soul Recording of the Year (2017, 2020).
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By her own admission, life was not always easy for Charles in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which also coincided with ground-breaking political developments across North America.
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After performing remotely, Charles has not only returned to the studio, but also to the stage with the addendum that she is still trying to get comfortable.
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This said, Charles looks forward to completing her yet-to-be-titled album and spending more time on the road.
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