Svens Télémaque

Poète prolifique Svens Télémaque n'est pas de ceux qui fait de l'art pour l'art, au contraire ses poèmes appellent à l'action !

Sa poésie est encrée au sein de sa communauté et sa rhétorique digne des grands orateurs sert habilement les 3 fonctions de l'art: communication, transmission et rédemption! Pourquoi rester au port, lorsque la profondeur des océans attendent nos éternels recommencements ?

Prolific poet Svens Télémaque is not one of those who makes art for art's sake, on the contrary his spoken words call for action!

His poetry is rooted in his community, his rhetoric worthy of a great orators skillfully serves the 3 functions of art: communication, transmission and redemption! Why stay in port, when the depths of the oceans await our eternal beginnings?

Roen Higgins

Récipiendaire du prix prix Gloria Mitchell-Aleong décerné par le Black Theatre Workshop ainsi que par la Fondation Montréal à cœur et le Fonds 1804. Poètes, conférencière et éducatrice, Roen Higgins a un long parcours dans le milieu du spoken word montréalais. Comme elle dit si bien, il faut faire la création une forme de résistance et cultiver la joie noire. Sa maitrise du storytelling guide le lecteur dans les multiples nuances de la réalités des noirs. C'est un plaisir de vous présenter son poème Black Joy.

Recipient of the Gloria Mitchell-Aleong Prize awarded by the Black Theater Workshop as well as the Fondation Montréal à cœur and the Fonds 1804. Poet, speaker and educator, Roen Higgins has a long career in the Montreal spoken word scene. As she says so well in her words, creation is a form of resistance and cultivate black joy. His mastery of storytelling guides the reader through the multiple nuances of black realities. 

Sena

Poète inspirée ses textes vous transporteront loin des méandres du quotidien. Elle évoque les étoiles, parle à la lune, et touche, droit au cœur, ceux et celles qui savent porter l'oreille à l'enchantement de sa voix et à ses textes envoutants.

Tetam

etam est une poète et artiste de spoken word bilingue basé à Montréal et originaire du Rwanda. À la fois politique et personnelle, son travail explore la réalité des noirs, la féminité, l’amour, l’unité et la liberté globale. Bien qu'elle soit une écrivaine née, Tetam a commencé à se produire sur scène il y a seulement deux ans et s'est depuis produit dans divers événements, vitrines et micros ouverts dans la ville de Montréal. Fin 2022, elle fait la première partie de Rupi Kaur lors de sa tournée mondiale nord-américaine. À travers son art, Tetam découvre la complexité de la vie quotidienne sous les forces systémiques et réinvente le monde avec plus d'inclusivité, d'innovation et de communauté.

Tetam is a bilingual poet and spoken word artist based in Montreal, and originally from Rwanda. Both political and personal, her work explores blackness, womanhood, love, oneness and all-encompassing freedom. Despite being a born-writer, Tetam began performing only two years ago, and ever since has performed in various events, showcases, and open mics in the city of Montreal.

In late 2022, she opened for Rupi Kaur during her North-American leg of the world tour. Through her art, Tetam uncovers the complexity of everyday life under systemic forces and reimagines the world with greater inclusivity, innovation, and community.

Malik Rashaun

Malik has been playing the piano since he was 8 years old, after initially starting his musical journey on the drums. Stylistically, Malik plays a variety of genres including gospel, pop, classical music, jazz, and R&B, to name a few. Within the past decade, he has achieved various notable accomplishments including multiple arts scholarships and recognitions in his home country of Bermuda for his work as a musician. In November 2019, Malik completed his BFA in Jazz Studies and piano performance in Montreal, Canada. He has completed courses in advanced music harmony, arranging, musical notation, and has also performed in numerous university ensembles. Professionally, Malik has performance experience in both Bermuda and Montreal providing music ministry and entertainment in churches as well as at private and public events. Throughout formative years as a teenager, transitioning into young adulthood and as a university music major, he has also gained valuable studio session experience by recording as a sideman and as a member of various bands and groups. Starting in late 2021 up until today, Malik has become more focused on arranging, music production, selftaught audio engineering and sound design. In June 2023, he released his debut album, which featured duo piano and vocals covers. In October, he followed up with his first original composition, a coproduced electronic music single. At the time of writing, he has several upcoming projects that span various genres and subgenres, including electronic music, hip-hop, R&B, neo-soul, and Afro music

Sandra Gasana

Sandra Gasana, alias Umurutasaté, est une artiste rwandaise/canadienne, une conteuse, une enseignante, une journaliste et parle sept langues. Née en Éthiopie, elle a parcouru le monde avant de s’installer à Montréal il y a 25 ans. Elle a obtenu un baccalauréat en communication (journalisme) et une maîtrise en sciences politiques (relations internationales), tous deux de l’UQAM. Elle enseigne le français et l’anglais aux nouveaux arrivants, aux immigrants et aux fonctionnaires fédéraux, et adore chanter dans toutes les langues. Elle a récemment renoué avec sa passion pour le journalisme et écrit des articles sur la scène musicale tout en animant des panels à travers la ville sur des questions liées à l’entrepreneuriat, aux femmes, à l’immigration et à l’art en général.

Sandra Gasana aka Umurutasaté is a Rwandan / Canadian performing artist, a storyteller, a teacher, a journalist and speaks seven languages. Born in Ethiopia, she traveled the world before settling in Montreal 25 years ago. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications (journalism) and a master’s degree in political science (international relations), both from UQAM. She teaches both French and English to newcomers, immigrants and federal public servants, and loves to sing in any language. She recently reconnected with her passion for journalism and has been writing articles about the music scene while moderating panels across the city on issues related to entrepreneurship, women, immigration and art in general