Nathalie Joachim: fanm d'ayiti

World premiere
Liquid Music Commission
Part of the SPCO's No Fiction Festival

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 7:30pm (purchase tickets)
Amsterdam Bar and Hall, Saint Paul

“A unique blend of classical music, hip-hop, electronic programming and soulful vocals reminiscent of neo-R&B stars like Erykah Badu.” –The Wall Street Journal  

Flutist and composer Nathalie Joachim (Eighth Blackbird, Flutronix), “an edgy multi-genre performance artist who has long been pushing boundaries with her flute” (The Washington Post), brings her infectious passion for music and living tradition to Saint Paul in the culmination of her 2016.17 Liquid Music Virtual Residency. Fanm d’Ayiti (Women of Haiti) explores Haitian song and the role of women’s voices in Haitian music culture. Joachim’s new arrangements and compositions for flute, string quartet, vocals and electronics, examine some of the most prominent female voices in Haitian music, tracking international influences and telling stories of political exile, cultural affirmation and independence.

Tickets: $20 ($16 for SPCO/Liquid Music subscribers)

Fanm d’Ayiti Related Event:
On Being with Nathalie Joachim and Krista Tippett

Monday, January 15, 2018 (SOLD OUT) 
Doors at 7:00pm | Conversation at 7:30pm
On Being Studios, Minneapolis

On Being, the Peabody Award-winning radio show and podcast, takes up the big questions of meaning at the center of human life: What does it mean to be human, and how do we want to live? In conversation with On Being host Krista Tippett, artist Nathalie Joachim shares the richness of her Haitian heritage, her life in music and journey to create Fanm d’Ayiti (Women of Haiti). In addition to their conversation, Joachim will also perform a few songs from Fanm d’Ayiti.

Tickets: Free but reservations are required