Hua Li 化力

Hua Li 化力 Gets Gayance, Martyn Bootyspoon for 'ripe fruit remixed' EP

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2024

Montreal's Hua Li 化力 released her sophomore album, 'ripe fruit falls but not in your mouth' — which she calls her "crying at the club...

Hua Li 化力 Remixes Land of Talk's "Your Beautiful Self"

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2024

Hot on the heels of the release of her sophomore album 'ripe fruit falls but not in your mouth,' Montreal's Hua Li 化力 has offered up a remix...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Charlotte Day Wilson, Saya Gray, BIG|BRAVE, Hua Li 化力

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2024

Coming at you a day early in light of the holiday weekend, the week's best new Canadian music might feel lighter than usual this time around...

Hua Li 化力 Looks for the Real Thing on "Sanctions of the Heart"

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024

“Sanctions of the Heart” takes Hua Li on the journey for a love that builds her up rather than knocks her down...

Canadian Musicians Share the Hidden Gems of Their Record Collections

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2024

Every record collector has at least a couple of hidden gems in their collection — little-known albums that may not be widely celebrated...

Hua Li 化力 Announces Sophomore Album 'ripe fruit falls but not in your mouth'

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2024

Montreal-based enigma Hua Li 化力 — the "half-Chinese, half-militant, half-rapper of your heart" and Exclaim! New Faves alum — has announced...

Hua Li 化力 Hawks Early-2000s Montreal Nostalgia in New Video for "Cherrier"

PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2023

Montreal's Hua Li 化力 has just shared her latest single "Cherrier," an ode to her adopted city and the Plateau-Mont-Royal neighbourhood. The...

Canadian Musicians Get by with a Little Help from Their BFFs

Show & Tell

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2023

The Canadian music community is a relatively small one — and in addition to collaborating professionally, many artists have developed close...