Alysha Brilla - composer, musician, sound healer

Alysha Brilla is a 3X Juno Award nominated composer, audio engineer, artist and change maker weaving together global roots sounds into healing music; transporting listeners to her signature space nestled between the earth and the stars.

​Official European Commission 2022 Keychange Artist, Brilla's unique gift of articulating where technology, music and mental health intersect has taken her around the world; as resident artist and guest lecturer in Schools and Universities internationally including the School of Audio Engineering in Australia, University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University.

The child of an Indo-Tanzanian musician and an Irish-Canadian storyteller, Brilla’s original music is a colourful tapestry of South Asian, Reggae and global roots fusion. Decolonial themes of re-connection with ourselves, each other and the earth are woven into uplifting rhythms and soulful melodies, which Brilla brings to festival stages worldwide. 

Influenced by her father’s Indian and East African music and her mother’s Canadian folk heroes, Brilla's childhood was alive with the vibrations and teachings of Bob Marley, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joni Mitchell and Ravi Shankar.  In 2013, Brilla became one of the first self-produced female artists in history to receive a Juno Award nomination (Canada's Grammy Awards) for her debut album. 

Touring the world performing live music and collaborating with communities, Alysha's musical mission unites cross-culturally by featuring a mosaic of genders and ancestral backgrounds on stage. Her distinct and powerful voice and musical tapestry have taken her across Australia, South America, Canada, Europe and Asia. Whether sharing intimate storytelling sets of music or headlining festival stages of tens of thousands with her all-star band, by the end of the show, Brilla always has the audience singing along and leaving with a positive feeling in their heart. 

Recently, Brilla teamed up with 3X Grammy Award Winner Emily Lazar to master her single "Love". During the height of the pandemic, Alysha partnered with fellow Independent Canadian Singer-Songwriter Desirée Dawson to offer virtual sound healing and movement sessions. These offerings were attended by many hearts hungry for connection and community. Brilla continues to offer music as a healer workshops alongside her live performances. 

Alysha Brilla's newest album, "Circle" released this year and was featured on seven Spotify editorial playlists. "Circle" is an album ripe with messages of personal and global healing and music to uplift the soul.

Listen to Circle Here.