Nadine Altounji

Nadine Altounji is a Montreal-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of Syrian origin. She fuses the sounds of the Arab world with South American rhythms, drawing on her family heritage. Between her grandmother's piano and her great-grandfather's oud, she weaves melodies where tradition and modernity meet. A polyglot singer, she performs her songs in French, English, Spanish and Arabic. Since her debut EP I Still (2016), she has explored the musical traditions of Ecuador and Peru in The Stories that Tie Us to Trees - Vol.1 and Enracinées dans l'Histoire - Vol.2. Committed to social justice, she carries messages of peace and equality through her music, notably with Marcha de Flores, an anthem against violence against women.