D'Ari

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D'Ari
D'Ari
Background information
Birth name	D'Ari Pouyat
Born	1978 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Years active	2003-Present
Label(s)	Dreadrock Records

D'Ari Pouyat, generally known as D'Ari, is a Canadian rock singer, currently the primary singer, songwriter and guitarist for Canadian band Nine Mile. Born in 1978, he grew up in Waterloo, Ontario. He is a first generation of his Jamaican family to be born in Canada. He began singing at 3 years old on the way to pre-school in the car with his mom. A few years later, he began studying piano. Guitar became his focus only after beginning highschool. D'Ari founded Dreadrock Records Inc. with a business partner from New York City in 2003. He signed his own band, Nine Mile, and eventually singer/songwriter Melissa Larkin and acoustic/soul crooner Matt York.

D'Ari is an avid longboarder, a vegetarian, and loves all types of music.