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Mélissa 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 cajón) 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".

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  • Mélissa Laveaux (fr)
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  • Mélissa Laveaux est une autrice-compositrice-interprète canadienne ayant acquis la nationalité française en 2019. Sa musique est teintée d'influences haïtiennes, pays dont ses parents sont originaires, ainsi que de blues et de folk. Elle écrit et chante en trois langues : l'anglais, le français, et le créole haïtien. Après avoir signé chez No Format!, un label français en 2007 et y voir réaliser 3 albums, Mélissa a monté son propre label en 2022 : Twanet avec lequelle elle a produit son dernier album Mama Forgot Her Name Was Miracle. (fr)
  • Mélissa 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 cajón) 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)
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  • Mélissa Laveaux (en)
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  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada (en)
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