ANNOUNCING THE 2025 SPRING TOUR

New US and Canada Dates

It’s time to hit the road again with a fresh run of shows announced for Spring 2025. Join me in Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, and Ontario as we feature some old favourites and brand new music. Also note that our April 30th show at Koerner Hall is a co-bill with the great Sullivan Fortner in celebration of International Jazz Day! Speaking of brand new music, look out for my next single release, “The Things We Don’t Say”, in April 2025. It’s a co-write with one of my absolute favourite writers, Danielle Knibbe, and a first-time collaboration with producer Ben Whiteley. I’m intensely proud of it… so stay tuned!

In the meantime...my first album working in a producer capacity, Imposter Syndrome, is now available on all major music platforms for stream and download including 2023 CMRRA Song of the Year Winner, The Ghost of Me. Listen NOW.

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

In a world where almost everyone appears to have their public image and hashtags in order, Imposter Syndrome explores instead an identity still in flux. Equal parts playful and sombre, these songs flip unapologetically between genres, tempos, and production styles in search of what it means to be a flawed human with big dreams, bigger feelings, and a verifiably awkward social presence… 

With this newest EP, singer-songwriter-producer Barbra Lica presents her most brutally honest music to date, combining elements of Folk, RnB, Indie Pop, Jazz, and Existential Synth (not a real genre). Recorded almost entirely in home studios and cobbled together instrument by instrument, Imposter Syndrome represents a two-year production collaboration with some of Toronto’s most accomplished artists including James Bryan (Prozzäk, Philosopher Kings), Nicolas Tateishi (Sam Drysdale, Joanna Majoko), Christine Bougie (Bahamas, Lydia Persaud), Drew Jurecka (Dua Lipa, Jully Black), and Joel Visentin (This American Life). With her light-hearted dance number dedicated to girl nerdom (Girls Like Me), her gentle musings on empathy (Take Care of You), her Randy Newman-esque ode to aging women (Sour Women), and her reverie to utter defeat (The Ghost of Me), Barbra takes listeners on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and soundscapes. 

In 2024, Imposter Syndrome was nominated for TWO Canadian Folk Music Awards (Song of the Year for In 40 Years and Solo Artist of the Year). Watch the recorded awards ceremony performance from April 2024 HERE.

This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters.

Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada

In other recent events… The Ghost of Me has been re-cut as a performance video! Hear and see it played live off the floor with myself on voice and keys, Joel Visentin on synth keys and support vocals, Mark Godfrey on bass, Tom Fleming on guitar, Will Fisher on drums, and special legendary guests, Sammy Jackson and APHROSE on additional vocals. Thanks to FACTOR once more for funding this project and to all the crew led by two of my favourite people,  Matthew Barnett (director/editor), and Dale Sood (Cinematography). Watch the full performance HERE.

JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter-producer Barbra Lica is a seasoned act on the North American club and festival circuits. She has performed everywhere, from New York City’s legendary Birdland to Toronto’s prestigious Koerner Hall. She has also headlined at festivals around the world including Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Tokyo International Jazz Festival, Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival, and Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, and opened for the likes of Christian McBride, Pat Metheny, Bob Dorough, and Terence Blanchard. Her 2018 album, You’re Fine, marked the first introduction of Folk and Americana elements to her repertoire and amassed over 6 million streams to date on Spotify. More recently, Imposter Syndrome garnered her two 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards nominations in the categories of Single of the Year (In 40 Years) and Solo Artist of the Year. The album single, The Ghost of Me, took home the 2023 Ontario Folk Music Awards CMRRA Song of the Year prize. In addition to writing for herself, Barbra has written cuts for such artists as jazz crooner Matt Dusk (Entertainment One/Universal), rising J-Pop singer Harumi (Sony Music Japan), and Taiwanese pop recording artist, Morrison Ma (Universal Music Group/X Entertainment). She is also the co-founder/arranger (with Anders Azzopardi), and lead vocalist for the Toronto Chamber-Pop Orchestra, an all new folk-jazz-classical crossover project featuring all-original music cinematically arranged for 14 instruments plus voice.

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