NEW ALBUM
Early 2026
Four years after “Mama forgot her name was miracle”, the Canadian Mélissa Laveaux returns with a fifth album due for early 2026. As a crossing between life and death, this new album summons mythology, family memory and political commitment. Death becomes a companion, an inspiration and a musical motif, never taboo in his Haitian heritage. Between indie pop with psychedelic accents, and collaborations with loved ones, the album resonates like a manifesto: vulnerability is a weapon, and artists—especially women — are dangerous.
Born in Montreal to a Haitian family and settled in France for more than fifteen years, Mélissa Laveaux has established herself as a unique voice on the international scene. Singer-songwriter and guitarist, she navigates between folk, pop and world music, mixing hypnotic fingerpicking, Caribbean heritages and rock influences. Revealed by Camphor & Copper (2008) and acclaimed with Radyo Siwèl (2018), her hybrid and committed work, combining the intimate and the political spheres, builds album after album a strong link to the audience.
PRESS
“Most exiting music of 2018” BBC Culture
“A Lilting, joyful record” The Guardian
“A seductive, original piece of work” The Observer
“Mélissa Laveaux has created something totally unforgettable with Radyo Siwèl.” AFROPUNK
“It’s a richly evocative album that it’s impossible to sit still to and confirms Laveaux as a unique talent.” Drowned In Sound
“A cheery, Caribbean-tinged anthem which draws on her Haitian rootsgracefully” Notion Magazine
“There’s a beautifully bright sway to Mélissa Laveaux’s new track that instantly grips ….crafting something both tender and tremendous” Gold Flake Paint
MOJO MAGAZINE ★ ★ ★ ★
THE FINANCIAL TIMES ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
in agreement with Junzi Arts
“La Baleine” – video clip – November 2022
“Fire Next Time” – live session – March 2022
“Papessa” – video clip – March 2022
« Lilith » – A Colors Show – July 2021
“Jolibwa” – live on BBC Two at Later with Jools Holland