Enter ‘The Dyna’, the nourishing, healing space cultivated by Toronto’s Dynesti. A fierce rapper, singer, songwriter and dancer, Dynesti’s infectious spirit raises the vibe with a potent mix of raw honesty, life lessons, humour and freeing up the body. Immersed in Afro-Caribbean cultures, she blends neo-soul, conscious hip-hop and dancehall into royal hip-hop/soul with a dash of ‘rudegyal’. Her melodies, rap bars, videos and electrifying performances invite audiences to feast on spicy POVs, engaging movements, and fresh fusionary sounds.
Dynesti emerged from six years in the shelter system and creative programs like SKETCH, RISE Edutainment, Unity, Manifesto, and Honey Jam to share stages with stars like Sean Paul, Dax and Talib Kweli. She is also a live performance coach and workshop leader bringing trauma-informed artistic development to creatives of many different disciplines, genres, ages and backgrounds. After 2021’s ‘Say Grace’ EP, she got busy cooking up the second instalment of her five-part ‘The Dyna’ recording series. The multi-faceted ‘Breakfast’ LP shares life-altering stories of love, relationships, womanhood, community and healing as a Black girl from a broken home.
