Kytami

“whenever I think of Kytami I see her in a porche on Robson street or in Hobotown trying to run me down.”



-Kathleen Yearwood (Ordeal)



“your face turned about 6 shades of green then you ripped off a wicked scale then bumped into the backup singer and nailed her in the eye with a stroke of your bow!!! AWESOME!"



-Chris Mathews (The Inlimbo)



“The orchestra pit is a foul, dank place, ruled by pretentious conductors frantically waving their whips to 200 year old romantic sonatas. Some musicians were born for this life of slavery and sight-reading, but not master violinist Kytami. After a long sentence she fled to the mountains, seeking redemption and inspiration among the peaks and valleys of this great earths bosom. Her long exile over, she re-emerged to the taverns and alleys of the metropolis, with a bow as her weapon, protection and provider.



It may have been chance, fate, or any number of supernatural phenomenons that brought Kytami into the fold of Lownote. All that is known is that she arrived one evening and never left. She has brought sight to the blind, pride to the meek, and blood to the muscle. She brought life from the mountains.”



-Don Mann (Lownote)



Kytami has performed at events such as:

Junofest (2009)

South by Southwest (2009)

The Big Time Out Festival (2008)BC

Revelstoke Mountain Beats Festival (2007-08) BC

Islands Folk Music Festival (2008)BC

Sistahood Celebration 2008 BC

Vancouver International Bhangra Competition (2007-08)

Shindig (with Lownote-2007) BC

Earthdance Northern California (TET-2007) CA

Under The Volcano (2007) BC

Folk on the Rocks (2007) NWT

Music for the Mountain (2007) BC

The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival (D2D-2007) BC

Canada Day on Parliament Hill (D2D-2007) ON

Hip Hop Against War and Occupation (2006,2007) BC

In the House Festival (2005,2007,2008) BC

Shambhala (2004-2006-2008) BC

Scumbala (2006) BC

The Komasket Festival (2006,2008) BC

The New Forms Festival (TET-2006) BC

The Vancouver Celtic Festival (2006) BC

The Vancouver Folk Fest (2005,2006,2008) BC

The Commercial Drive Car-Free Festival (2005-2006) BC

The Dragonboat Festival (D2D-2006,2008) BC

Roots, Rhymes and Resistance

The Edge of the World Festival (TET-2005)

The Seattle and Vancouver Hemp Fests (TET-2003)

Slam City Jam (TET-2003)BC