Kimmortal

Kim Villagante, known professionally, Kimmortal, is a queer Filipino-Canadian musician, singer-songwriter and visual artist based in Vancouver.

Style

Music Kimmortal is engaged with music genres such as rap, hip-hop, R&B, soul, indie-rock and experimental. Kimmortal released their first album Sincerity in 2014, and announced the release of their second album X Marks the Swirl in 2019. Their works deal with themes such as race, gender, identity, and community building. In BeatRoute magazine, Kimmortal states their strength "comes from my mom, she has the most powerful voice and she's 4'11…She's definitely a part of me when I'm on stage." In Cut From Steel, Kimmortal addressed the crucial role of the mutual support among artists that shows respect to their efforts. Kimmortal performs at various festivals and events, including: February 2019

Festivals/events

West 4th Ave Khatsahlano Street Party, Vancouver BC in January 2019 The Lamentable Tragedy of Produced by Urban Ink Sal Capone, the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, Vancouver BC in April 2018 PuSh Festival at The Beaumont Studios, Vancouver BC September 2018 and Rifflandia, Victoria BC Kultura Filipino Arts Festival, Canadian Music Week New West Pride Festival The Queer Women of Colour Film Festival, San Francisco, CA

Selected songs Jungle

Kimmortal said that the song "Jungle" came from the beatmaking experiment. Kimmortal sampled Kulintang YouTube performance and recorded birds in a cage from their mother's kitchen. They integrated the sounds into a drum component. Editing was done by Kimmortal. They collaborated with Missy D. And Jillthy who composed the lyrics. The music video was shot by Khalil (AKA Khingz) in summer in 2016 in a parking lot.

Identity Kimmortal uses they/them pronouns, and was born and raised in Canada, a second generation Filipino Canadian. Kimmortal is inspired by the First Nations communities in Western Canada. In Cut From Steel, Kimmortal identities as "Being queer, non-binary and brown as well as non-black and a non-indigenous settler on stolen land are facts to keep in mind when framing my story in a system that consciously disenfranchises certain communities."

Discography

Albums

Sincerity (2014) X Marks the Swirl (2019)

Songs

"I'm Blue" "Brushing by Heaven's Shoulder remix" "She"