caption years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
xla 2009 performing in ottawa , ontario , canada in 1997 -- present kingston , ontario , canada xwide tidals inc. -lsb- http://www.xwidetidals.com] xla solo_singer 11 february 1981 vocals , guitar , keyboards , drums and tabla urban , urban-world , fusion xla singer performing.jpg xla -lrb- singer -rrb-
 joseph achakji singer , songwriter , record producer , musician
xla -lrb- singer -rrb-

joseph achakji -lrb- born in kingston , ontario on february 11 , 1981 -rrb- and better known by his stage name xla is a canadian urban indie artist of egyptian origin in 2006 , he also established the independent music production and record label les disques xwide tidals inc. .
he sings mainly in french , but also occasionally in english , spanish and arabic .
besides vocals , he plays guitar , piano , keyboards , drums and tabla .
