. . . . . . . . . . . "solo_singer" . . . . . . . . . . . . "7934"^^ . "Montreal, Quebec, Canada"@en . . . . . "1108350117"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "M\u00E9lissa Laveaux"@fr . . . . . "M\u00E9lissa Laveaux (born 9 January 1985) is an independent Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist of Haitian descent previously signed to No Format!. Her music has been described as a mix of roots, folk, and blues using her signature percussive finger-style guitar stylings and soulful vocals. In 2006, Laveaux released the first full-length album of her own songs, which she co-produced with percussionist Rob Reid (on tabla and caj\u00F3n) and Lisa Patterson of Imaginit Music Studios. Laveaux has received critical praise from her peers in such magazines as ColorLines and is a Songs from the Heart recipient from the 2006 Ontario Council of Folk Festivals' conference in the World Music category for penning \"Koud'lo\". Laveaux has opened for several artists who have inspired her music, including Meshell Ndegeocello, Feist and Lura. She has also performed at jazz and popular music festivals around the globe. Although most of her performances have been in France, she regularly performs in Japan and Spain. Festivals that have featured Laveaux include the Montreal International Jazz Festival (2007, 2009 and 2010), Cully Jazz, Donostia Jazzaldia, Festival du Bout du Monde (2008), Les Francofolies de La Rochelle (2009), and Sakifo Musik Festival in La R\u00E9union Island and le Printemps de Bourges. She has been a featured guest on CBC Radio's local programs Ottawa Morning and All in a Day and in the national radio broadcasts Bandwidth, Canada Live, and Go!. Laveaux earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Ethics at the University of Ottawa in December 2007. In 2009, Laveaux collaborated with producer MaJiKer for a track to be released on his B-side EP of Body Piano Machine. In 2018, Laveaux's album Radyo Siwel was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize."@en . . "14883115"^^ . "M\u00E9lissa Laveaux"@en . . . . . . . "No Format!, Malleable Records"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Vocals, guitar"@en . "M\u00E9lissa Laveaux (born 9 January 1985) is an independent Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist of Haitian descent previously signed to No Format!. Her music has been described as a mix of roots, folk, and blues using her signature percussive finger-style guitar stylings and soulful vocals. In 2006, Laveaux released the first full-length album of her own songs, which she co-produced with percussionist Rob Reid (on tabla and caj\u00F3n) and Lisa Patterson of Imaginit Music Studios. Laveaux has received critical praise from her peers in such magazines as ColorLines and is a Songs from the Heart recipient from the 2006 Ontario Council of Folk Festivals' conference in the World Music category for penning \"Koud'lo\"."@en . . . . . . . "1985-01-09"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "M\u00E9lissa Laveaux"@en . . . "M\u00E9lissa Laveaux est une autrice-compositrice-interpr\u00E8te canadienne ayant acquis la nationalit\u00E9 fran\u00E7aise en 2019. Sa musique est teint\u00E9e d'influences ha\u00EFtiennes, pays dont ses parents sont originaires, ainsi que de blues et de folk. Elle \u00E9crit et chante en trois langues : l'anglais, le fran\u00E7ais, et le cr\u00E9ole ha\u00EFtien. Apr\u00E8s avoir sign\u00E9 chez No Format!, un label fran\u00E7ais en 2007 et y voir r\u00E9aliser 3 albums, M\u00E9lissa a mont\u00E9 son propre label en 2022 : Twanet avec lequelle elle a produit son dernier album Mama Forgot Her Name Was Miracle."@fr . . "1985-01-09"^^ . "M\u00E9lissa Laveaux"@en . . . "M\u00E9lissa Laveaux est une autrice-compositrice-interpr\u00E8te canadienne ayant acquis la nationalit\u00E9 fran\u00E7aise en 2019. Sa musique est teint\u00E9e d'influences ha\u00EFtiennes, pays dont ses parents sont originaires, ainsi que de blues et de folk. Elle \u00E9crit et chante en trois langues : l'anglais, le fran\u00E7ais, et le cr\u00E9ole ha\u00EFtien. Apr\u00E8s avoir sign\u00E9 chez No Format!, un label fran\u00E7ais en 2007 et y voir r\u00E9aliser 3 albums, M\u00E9lissa a mont\u00E9 son propre label en 2022 : Twanet avec lequelle elle a produit son dernier album Mama Forgot Her Name Was Miracle."@fr . . "Singer-songwriter"@en . . . . . . . . "solo_singer"@en .