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She called it Drunken Babble, and to hear her describe it, it was just an experiment.
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One night a year later - after she’d made amends with her dad and moved back home - she decided to upload some of the music she’d been creating as an online mixtape. Her relationship with her mother was distant - when asked about her mom now, Kali just says curtly: “She’s my mum.” Growing up with “no major female role models,” Kali roamed the aisles of CD stores, turning to the music of artists like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald for comfort, at least musically.When things got tense between her and her father during Kali’s senior year of high school in Virginia in 2012, she moved out, living out of her Subaru and often staying up late in a parking lot writing poems, then recording them as songs on her laptop. was often the first stop for family members arriving from Colombia. The singer, who turns 24 in July, was born in Alexandria, Virginia and grew up shuttling back and forth between the east coast and her family’s small hometown of Pereira, Colombia she describes her childhood as “chaotic” because her home in the U.S. I quickly come to understand why Kali might approach life with her guard up. I wanted my first album to be a reminder that the one thing no one can ever take away from you is that you are you.” So sometimes women like me have to pretend to be more confident than we really feel just to amp ourselves up. “As women, everyone has their opinion of what we should look like and how we should act. Sometimes I don’t even wanna be looked at, and sometimes I wanna be seen by everybody,” says Kali, who was born Karly-Marina Loaiza - her father nicknamed her Kali Uchis, a play on sounds, as a child. And that enigma is exactly what makes Kali Uchis not just one of the most talented rising stars of her generation, but also one of the most fascinating.“I’m a Cancer, I’m sensitive, I have a lot of moods. But it takes a deeper listen and some peeling of layers to really hear the stories Kali tells through her songwriting: Reflections on heartbreak, depression, betrayal, body insecurities, and broken family ties are wrapped in sparkling production and melodies. On her debut album Isolation, Kali lures in fans with addictive tracks that seamlessly blend everything from bossa nova, reggae, and jazz to cumbia, dub, R&B, and doo-wop - a genre-shattering feat that many artists attempt but don’t achieve. The process of getting to know Kali in person isn’t unlike the experience of getting to know her music. It takes a little effort and some trust building, but soon she’s an open book. But two hours later, we’re gossipping about the Kardashians, lamenting about insecure ex-boyfriends, and dissecting the appropriated origins of Betty Boop. So when we sit down to chat while she gets her hair and makeup done, I’m a little nervous that this conversation won’t go as I’d expected - especially when her first few responses feel cautious, as though she’s been rehearsing her interview answers.
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There are no tales of hangovers or diva antics to explain her lateness her team simply apologises for traffic and their Uber driver getting lost. Her long-lashed eyes are wide, and she’s wearing nothing but a fluffy white bathrobe and Adidas slides. But when Kali arrives and introduces herself to our crew with “Hi, I’m Kali,” her voice is so whisper-soft, I have to strain to hear her. Don’t miss our first, second, and third instalments.While I wait 45 minutes for Kali Uchis to arrive at the Times Square office location of her Refinery29 photoshoot, I’m anxiously anticipating the telenovela-meets-old-Hollywood vixen I’ve gotten to know through her artfully curated music videos and Instagram feed.
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The Come Up is Refinery29’s series featuring rising female artists who are as badass and inspiring as their music is. Meet Kali Uchis, One Of 2018’s Buzziest Artists Signe Pierce has been commissioned by Refinery 29 to photograph pop music artist Kali Uchis for The Come Up series, which highlights inspirational female artists.