If you made it out to Austin, Texas for the SXSW music festival, then you’ll know that over the weekend it was pouring rain. Despite the horrible weekend weather, The FADER Fort had no issue getting to over-capacity. The performances were outstanding, but the one performance that really stuck out was the new singing sensation, Kali Uchis, a Colombian singer/songwriter from Virginia.

Since 2012, the “Por Vida” songstress has been active in the music scene. Her style of music is inspired by the backing vocals that were popular in the ’60s and ’70s, and she mixes rapping, singing, and retro sounds in her music.What makes Kali unique is how she plays with tone and technique, heaping layers of vocals into smooth, warm waves. Uchis’ name has recently been buzzing in the music industry, as she was featured on Snoop Dogg’s record “On Edge,” and Tyler, The Creator’s song “Aunt Wang Syrup Theme Song“. Kaytranada, Tyler, The Creator, and BADBADNOTGOOD all contributed to the production of her latest EP, “Por Vida.”

On Saturday, The FADER Fort had Kali Uchis perform in the early afternoon, on their stage. She came out with her DJ, Ill Brill, who comes from Houston, Texas. Kali had the crowd fall in love with her vocals in an instant, and made the FADER Fort feel peaceful, as she performed an acapella of Selena’s “Sí Una Vez.”

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