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Okotécho guides the listener into a sonic world brimming with hope, aspiration, and lyricism found in the exceptional interlude between the Middle East, Arboriginal and the West. Under the artistic direction of composer Katia Makdissi-Warren, Okotécho explores mixed music and musical sounds through its own compositions.
Joséphine Bacon
Innu poet
Presentation
Joséphine Bacon is an Innu poet from Pessamit, born in 1947. A director and lyricist, she is considered a prominent author in Quebec. She worked as a translator-interpreter with elders, those who hold traditional knowledge, and, with wisdom, she learned to listen to their words. Joséphine Bacon often describes herself not as a poet but as someone whose nomadic and generous heart speaks a language filled with poetry, resonating with the echoes of the ancients who have marked her life. She has been collaborating with Oktoecho since 2015.