Kyprios and the Chaperones
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With special guest Tonye Aganaba.
On a roadtrip to New York City with Prevail from Swollen Members, the aspiring MC/actor/poet was compelled to lengthen his stay in hip hop�s Mecca. Studying theatre at HB Studios in Greenwich Village, hitting monthly rap battles anywhere in NYC and participating in poetry slams at the Nuyorican Poetry Cafe, the young artist was learning amongst the most reputed craftsman and developing his trade amongst them. Winning a poetry slam with a controversial spoken word piece �Hate,� Kyprios headed back to his hometown of North Vancouver to transfer his education into practice. Kyprios released the independent EP �Mic Tease� that would be the catalyst to get him performing numerous club shows and begin to host a weekly open mic poetry series dubbed �Come With It� in Vancouver.
During this period, Kyprios was also a founding member of the two time Juno-nominated Sweatshop Union. While working within the group, Kyp maintained his solo identity and continued to write and record his own material. This output included three tracks featured on the Local 604 album, which was released by BattleAxe Records. BattleAxe also selected Kyp�s song �Master� for inclusion on their Lyrics Of Fury compilation.
Kyprios moved back to Vancouver, re-joined Sweatshop Union to begin a rigorous touring schedule and put out the Juno nominated �United We Fall,� and the critically acclaimed �Water Street� albums. He recently released a new solo offering entitled �12:12? which propelled him into a radio competition for one hundred thousand dollars in Vancouver, through the Peak radio station called the Peak Performance Project. Kyprios eventually went on to win this prestigious competition and recognizes this experience as the most informative/beneficial of his career.
Kyprios has toured all over North America solo and as part of Sweatshop Union with the likes of The Black Eyed Peas, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, The Roots, Rakim, Living Legends, Swollen Members and Jurassic Five to name a few.
Tonye Aganaba is a sultry singer-songwriter born in London, England and raised in Northern Canada. Now based in Vancouver B.C., she has lent her voice to a collection of recordings spanning multiple genres of music such as Electro-House, Dubstep, Neo-Soul, Hip-Hop and R&B.
| Cost: |
Adult: $12/adv At the Door: $15.00 |
Category: |
Concerts | Music Rap | Hip Hop |
| Location: |
Waverley Hotel
2692 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland |
This event is for Adults, Singles, Student / College | |
| More Info: |
Cumberland Village Works 250-898-1056 Event Website |
Views: | 1966 |
