Pierre Kwenders has won the 2022 Polaris Music Prize for his 2022 album, José Louis and the Paradox of Love.
Cover art for Pierre Kwenders's 2022 album, José Louis and the Paradox of Love.José Louis and the Paradox of LoveAn 11-member jury selected the record as the Canadian album of the year, based solely on artistic merit. This announcement was made at the Carlu in Toronto on Sept. 19, at Polaris's first in-person celebration since 2019 due to the pandemic.
He continued: "This is a story of so many people, so many Africans, so many disapora African guys and young girls moving here and discovering themselves. And I just happened to discover myself, discover who I am, in Canada.While non-English albums have won in the past,marks the first winning album to feature Lingala, Kikongo and Tshiluba, in addition to French and English.
"sees Kwenders open his heart wide to explore the nuance of love, and its many powerful languages," Kyle Mullin wrote for CBC Music earlier this month, in ouralso features a wide range of global sounds and influences including Congolese rumba, electronic music, pop, R&B and jazz. This year marked Kwenders's second short-list nomination. His first time on the short list was in 2018 for his sophomore album,Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
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