Melissa Laveaux

Radyo Siwel Melissa Laveaux

Returning from Haiti with sounds, melodies, moods and stories of distant times, upon which **Mélissa** built the musical backbone to *Radyo Siwèl.* A re-interpretation, sometimes from scraps, sometimes from a few phrases in a book, from traditional tunes to vaudou anthems, sewn together like a patchwork of intersecting identities. Draping them in her indie rock aesthetic, percussive and sinuous guitars, **Mélissa's** voice booms and unfurls to give the music its distinct sound. The overall result benefitting from the surreal halo that the jacks-of-all-trade A. L. B. E. R. T. studio achieved to make way for these dark or light meditations, enriched by the notable shining presence of **Drew Gonsalves,** leading man and songwriter of Trinidadian band Kobo Town, on guitar and quattro.

Listen to *'Nan Fon Bwa'* [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZSXtT0sO0).