What meaning do we give to freedom of expression when it takes the form of violence? Faced with this insoluble question, Safia Nolin and Philippe Cyr devote themselves to sublimating hatred. Seizing on the thousands of words of insult hurled at the singer, they turn them into the raw material for an extraordinary, entirely musical creation. In a powerful celebration of the artistic gesture and a vibrant call to collective action, sorority and solidarity unfold.
Armed with her guitar and surrounded by a strong, proud community, Safia Nolin reclaims the space from which she has been driven. Her new compositions respond to a chorus of some twenty voices. At once majestic and vulnerable in this exposure, alongside her alter ego Debbie Lynch-White, she thwarts expectations and frees herself from the weight of fear. Faced with the punishment inflicted by the public word, the music grants her every permission, to the point of transforming the antagonistic dynamics.
A singer-songwriter, Safia Nolin is appreciated as much for her many covers of Quebec hits as for her folk compositions, which she performs on stages in Quebec, Canada and France. Her latest EP, Seum (2021), once again confirms the musical power of this creator, who always uses her undeniable talent for magnifying suffering brilliantly, and not without irony. An activist, Safia Nolin is involved in numerous projects in favor of inclusion and new generations.