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Bahamas

Canadian musician

Afie Jurvanen, known by his stage name Bahamas, is a Canadian musician.

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Bahamas

what: one person
from: Toronto
born: 1981
on the air here: 1 song

File card: Bahamas

real name: Afie Jurvanen

labels: Brushfire Records

genres: pop rock, folk music

plays: guitar

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Early life

Jurvanen was born in Toronto and raised in Barrie, Ontario. He speaks Finnish fluently, and he also has a Finnish passport.

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Career

Jurvanen taught himself guitar. He worked with a variety of musicians including The Lumineers, City and Colour, Feist, Howie Beck, Jason Collett, Jack Johnson, The Weather Station, and Zeus. Downtown Music Publishing represents Bahamas' songs. Jurvanen recorded his debut album — Pink Strat, in a cabin in rural Ontario in 2008. He released the album under the name Bahamas in 2009 and was subsequently nominated for a 2010 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo.

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