by This Saturday, June 7, Nokliché organized an event at the Livestock Canada store in Montreal, bringing together many artists. Lunice, Marvin Caleb and Planet Giza’s DoomX were there to perform and share their music with the public.
The front of Livestock’ store – Pierre Campo
This was not the first event organized by Ossima Obambi, co-member of Nokliché. He started making music when he arrived in Montreal in 2011, and today he’s also part of the musical diversity that makes the city so rich. Ossima met Elon Elbaz, the other half of Nokliché, shortly after arriving in Canada, and the two producers continue to create music together to this day.
Ossima wanted to bring the city’s artists together, all representing the cultural diversity that characterizes Montreal. “They’re all very good artists from the city, and it’s rare to have all these artists on the same line-up,” he says. Whether in terms of production, style or creative style, each of these artists has his or her own codes, which they came to share at the event.
It was also a tribute to the city that helped him become the musician he is today. “I started creating music in Montreal, so it’s clearly a city that inspired me,” adds the producer.
The crowd was out in force this Saturday. Many artists and DJs were present, some of them close to the organizers. A very supportive community, according to Ossima. “A lot of people came to support the event. It’s a great community.” The evening began with two hours of “open decks”, during which unscheduled DJs were able to participate and mix. Ossima then went on to perform his set for an hour, before giving way to the artists he had invited to the event. The whole event was filmed, so that it could be shared with members of the Nokliché community who couldn’t make it that day.
“Montreal represents diversity, it represents artistic and personal freedom,”
Each of the artists and DJs was able to play very different styles, from amapiano and rnb to house and techno/electro, giving a good idea of the cultural and musical diversity present in Montreal. “Montreal represents diversity, it represents artistic and personal freedom,” he explains. Mixing the energy of an artist like Lunice with the groove of Marvin Caleb and the nonchalance of DoomX may seem peculiar, but the member of Nokliché understands that this mix of style and energy is well received in Quebec’s largest city.
The event was a success, representing the best that Montreal has to offer musically: a sharing and mixing of style, energy and culture.
Ossima Obambi, member of Nokliché, performing his set – Pierre Campo
