Bahamas (musician)

Bahamas
Birth name Afie Jurvanen
Born (1981-04-28) April 28, 1981
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Folk
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2000s-present
Labels Brushfire Records
Associated acts Feist, Howie Beck, Jason Collett, The Weather Station, Zeus
Website bahamasmusic.net

Afie Jurvanen (born April 28, 1981), known by his stage name Bahamas, is a Canadian musician born in Toronto, and raised in Barrie, Ontario.[1] Jurvanen is self-taught on guitar and has worked with such musicians as Feist, Howie Beck, Jason Collett, Jack Johnson, The Weather Station, and Zeus.[2] Bahamas' songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.

Jurvanen recorded his debut album, Pink Strat, in a cabin in rural Ontario in 2008. It was released under the name Bahamas in 2009 and subsequently nominated for a 2010 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo.[3]

Bahamas' second album, Barchords, was released on February 7, 2012.[4] At the 2013 Juno Awards, it was nominated for the Adult Alternative Album of the Year and Jurvanen was nominated for Songwriter of the Year for the tracks "Be My Witness", "Caught Me Thinking", and "Lost in the Light".[3]

His third album, Bahamas Is Afie, was released on August 19, 2014.[5] It was awarded first place on Q's Top 20 Albums of 2014.[6] At the Juno Awards of 2015, Bahamas Is Afie was nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the Year, and Jurvanen was nominated for Songwriter of the Year for "All the Time", "Bitter Memories" and "Stronger Than That".[7] He won the awards in both categories.

On tour, Jurvanen is accompanied by drummer Jason Tait and backing vocalist Felicity Williams.[8] In addition to touring as a headlining act, Bahamas has also performed as an opening act for Jack Johnson, Robert Plant, Wilco and most recently, Canada's own City and Colour.[9]

Jurvanen also composed the current theme music for CBC Radio's q.[10]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Song Chart peak Album
CAN
Alt

[11]
2012 "Caught Me Thinking" 26 Barchords
2014 "All the Time" Bahamas Is Afie
2014 "Stronger Than That" Bahamas Is Afie
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

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