Kelela
Kelela Mizanekristos is an American singer and songwriter. From her very earliest work, honesty and vulnerability have been cornerstones of Kelela’s art – even when clad in the armor of the avant-garde electronics she so deftly inhabits - and her Warp debut 'Take Me Apart' saw her double down on both the emotional intensity and resonance of her message as well as the sonic seeking she is renowned for.
Kelela’s next chapter, RAVEN, promises a sonically beautiful and lustrous experience. On RAVEN, Kelela emerges from the tides of her higher self’s oceanic orbit to explore autonomy, belonging and self-renewal as healing across the fifteen-track LP. “Washed Away” and “Happy Ending” have already both been regaled with critical acclaim: Pitchfork called “Washed Away” a “showcase for her swooping soprano” and “Happy Ending” also demonstrative of her “breathy, decorous vocals.”
“I started this process from the feeling of isolation and alienation I’ve always had as a black femme in dance music, despite its black origins. RAVEN is my first breath taken in the dark, an affirmation of black femme perspective in the midst of systemic erasure and the sound of our vulnerability turned to power,” Kelela says about the project.
Skillfully straddling the frequencies of R&B and Dance music, Kelela has established herself as an artistic interpolator of music, art and fashion. Her early works Cut 4 Me (2013) and Hallucinogen (2015) were momentous examples of her singular spirit, and cemented her artistry as a leading force in the alternative, underground R&B and electronic worlds. She has since collaborated with fellow visionary artists like Solange, Gorillaz, Andrew Thomas Huang and Danny Brown. Thoughtfully intermixing elegance, futurism, divinity and sensuality, Kelela’s unique perspective has carved a lane that demonstrates style as both a component of art, and art in and of itself.
Photo Credit: Yasser Abubeker
Discography
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- RAVE:N, The Remixes
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD371
- Release Date
- February 9, 2024
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Contact (Karen Nyame KG Remix)
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD371A
- Release Date
- October 20, 2023
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Raven
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD320
- Release Date
- February 10, 2023
- LP (special)
- CD
- Download
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Raven + Take Me Apart Bundle
- Label
- Warp Records
- Release Date
- February 10, 2023
- Bundle
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Enough For Love
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD320E
- Release Date
- February 7, 2023
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Contact
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD320D
- Release Date
- January 17, 2023
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Happy Ending
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD320B
- Release Date
- October 19, 2022
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Washed Away
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD320A
- Release Date
- September 14, 2022
- Download
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- TAKE ME A_PART, THE REMIXES
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP298
- Release Date
- October 5, 2018
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Take Me Apart
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP287
- Release Date
- October 6, 2017
- LP
- CD
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Hallucinogen Remixes
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP387X
- Release Date
- December 25, 2015
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Hallucinogen
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP387
- Release Date
- October 9, 2015
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Hallucinogen
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP387DX
- Release Date
- October 9, 2015
- Download
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- Cut 4 Me (Deluxe)
- Label
- Fade to Mind
- Catalogue Number
- FADEDL002
- Release Date
- April 6, 2015
- LP
- CD
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- A Message
- Label
- Cherry Coffee Music
- Catalogue Number
- CHERRY-001
- Release Date
- March 3, 2015
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- Artist
- Kelela
- ReleaseProduct
- CUT 4 ME
- Label
- Fade to Mind
- Catalogue Number
- FADELP001
- Release Date
- October 1, 2013
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Appears On
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- Artist
- Kelela, Flexulant and BAMBII
- ReleaseProduct
- Closure (Flexulant x BAMBII Remix feat. Rahrah Gabor + brazy)
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD371B
- Release Date
- December 6, 2023
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Best of Kitsune America
- Label
- Kitsuné Musique
- Catalogue Number
- KMC063
- Release Date
- August 7, 2015
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Kitsune America 3
- Label
- Kitsuné Musique
- Catalogue Number
- KMC056
- Release Date
- June 2, 2014
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- Artist
- Kelela featuring Princess Nokia, Junglepussy, cupcakKe and Ms. Boogie
- ReleaseProduct
- LMK_WHAT’S REALLY GOOD REMIX_ FEAT_PRINCESS NOKIA_JUNGLEPUSSY_CUPCAKKE_MS. BOOGIE_100 BPM
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD298A
- Release Date
- September 12, 2018
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- 100 Tracks 2017
- Label
- 100 Tracks
- Catalogue Number
- BLP1002017
- Release Date
- December 24, 2017
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- The Top 100 Tracks of 2015
- Label
- 100 Tracks
- Catalogue Number
- BLP100TRKS2015
- Release Date
- December 24, 2015
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- Artist
- Elijah & Skilliam
- ReleaseProduct
- FABRICLIVE 75: Elijah & Skilliam
- Label
- Fabric Worldwide
- Catalogue Number
- FABRIC150D
- Release Date
- May 19, 2014
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