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Ari Rei was born in North York, Toronto to a family of immigrants from the west coast of Africa. After their home was broken into and robbed, Ari’s family relocated to the west end of the GTA. Inspired by the difficulties of every day life, Ari began writing and performing spoken word poetry throughout the city. While working on his songwriting and music creation in the background, Ari garnered attention across the GTA as a spoken word artist. In the summer of 2019, Ari Rei released his first record to streaming platforms. Since then, he has released a carousel of singles as well as his debut EP “You Know You”.

Unafraid to tackle controversial topics, Ari Rei takes pride in delivering thought provoking lyricism, neatly packaged in a musical style that is difficult to ignore. While entertainment and self expression are central to his art, Ari’s true mission as a creative is to edify people.

Born & raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Isabel Okoro is currently a Toronto-based photographer who uses her skills to visualize an imagined world and eternity, as a space to immortalize family, friends & those she meets along the way. Her governing photographic thesis is predicated on the creation of a Black utopia; a world free of the anxiety, violence and oppression experienced by those of the African diaspora. Her work has been featured online with i-D Magazine, WePresent by WeTransfer, Nataal Magazine and Der Greif Magazin.

Dylan Sinclair is a singer/songwriter from Toronto, ON, who began writing and recording music by the age of 15. In 2018, Dylan released his first independent project entitled ‘Red Like Crimson’, which caught the attention of many, including Grammy nominated producer Jordan Manswell; who is known to have worked with many prominent artists, such as Daniel Caesar, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown etc., to name a few.

Together, they created & independently released his most recent EP titled ‘Proverbs’, which has garnered over 5M streams.

Dylan has also amassed over 10 thousand viewers for his weekly worship series entitled "Let Faith Be Our Force" on Instagram Live during the COVID-19 quarantine. During this series, he sang gospel songs - sometimes featuring others like Grammy/Juno Award Winning artists Daniel Caesar and Melanie Fiona to sing along with him.

Dylan is well on his way to cementing his name as the most promising R&B artist on the rise.

Today, we have the pleasure of sharing Dylan’s music taste & influences through this interview & a playlist he created & curated by Jamie-Lee.

Listen to the playlist now on Apple Music, Spotify & Tidal.

Out In The Wild Vol. 20 The Black Revolution

Out In The Wild Vol. 20 The Black Revolution

Out In The Wild Vol. 20 The Black Revolution