Born in Canada to Haitian parents and based in Paris, the singer looks on her relationship to the voodoo pantheon and her rituals to cultivate magic on a daily basis, mystical and musical rituals because according to her, “singing means praying twice”.
Since her debut in 2008, Mélissa Laveaux has sown little clues as to her way of being in the world, feminist spiritual and decolonial, through her indocile and haunted folk. An emancipatory magic distilled from one album to another, including in the excellent “Radio Siwèl” (No Format / 2018), which revisited the songs of struggle and folklore of her Haitian roots and reflected her care to honor her ancestors.
Singer, songwriter and guitarist, Mélissa Laveaux is preparing a new opus dedicated to lullybalies and to the great female figures over the ages and stories, with a folktronica flavor of music.
Press
“The most exciting music of 2018.” – BBC Culture, UK
“A cheery, Caribbean-tinged anthem which draws on her Haitian roots gracefully.” – Notion Magazine, UK
“A Lilting, joyful record.” – The Guardian, UK
“A seductive, original piece of work.” – The Observer, UK
“Mélissa Laveaux has created something totally unforgettable with Radyo Siwèl.” – Afropunk