Getting to Know Our Stars! 10 Questions for KARMA SOUNDS aka Karina Morin
1. How old were you when you first started singing?
I was actually just a baby… my parents have old tapes of me singing along to the music they used to play in the house . All classic soul, jazz funk and ‘yacht rock’ . I also performed and sang in lots shows in elementary and high school
2. Who was/is your biggest musical inspiration?
So many musical Inspirations, so hard to choose 1.
Sade, Stevie Wonder, Holly Cole, Sarah Vaughn, Chaka, Whitney, Maria, Prince, Eryka Badu, Jill Scott and the list goes on!
3. Where do you make your home?
I Grew up in Montreal, but happy to call beautiful, Vancouver BC my home for many years
4. Do you have any pets?
No pets. But growing up I had a a friendly and fluffy orange cat named Jazmin and still miss her to this day
5. What is the best concert/gig you have ever done?
Playing Vancouver International Jazz Fest in David Lam Park! I sang with my other band Coco Jafro ... On Canada Day and we kicked off the day with a bang, it was a party in the park!
6. What is the best concert you have ever attended?
I’ve been so many wonderful concerts over the years…
Earth Wind And Fire & Chicago’ was very memorable!
We sang along to every song!
7. Do you have an all-time favourite song or album?
I’ve been digging into my old CDs lately and we’ve been blasting in the car
‘Who Needs Love’ by Incognito and ‘Travelling Without Moving’ by Jamiroquai
8. What musician would you still most like to work with?
I’d love to work with Producer/Musician Mark Ronson
9. If you weren't a musician what would you be?
I’d lean into my other skills that I already do,
Wardrobe Styling, teaching Women to love their bodies with fun Dance fitness
and something in health & wellness, like creating & running
a retreat center.
10. What is your favourite thing about Vancouver
The gorgeous mountain view, living next to ocean
(I grew up in Montreal, and always craved being by the ocean)
And the diverse cultures and FOOD!!!