Kalya Ramu

​Canadian Jazz vocalist, Composer, Educator and Visual Artist, Kalya Ramu, is making a name for herself in Toronto’s Jazz community. Ramu has a passion for storytelling and reinventing old Jazz music. She began singing at the age of 12, frequenting Jazz jams and performing with community big bands at festivals. At 22 she graduated from the Humber College Bachelor of Music Degree Program and continued building her career as a performer and songwriter. In 2019 Ramu released her debut full-length album, Living in a Dream (2019), from which the title track (an original song) was featured on the soundtrack of CBC show Frankie Drake Mysteries. Ramu’s latest work, Duo (2021), is a five-track album of all original material performed by piano and voice. The album was cowritten with and features pianist Ewen Farncombe. Kalya has a new single, Algo Contigo, coming out on July 14, 2023, featuring the composition of Argentinian songwriter Chico Novarro and the playing of Brazilian guitarist
​André Valério.