Oktoecho

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Oktoecho is a variable-size Montréal ensemble founded in 2001 and directed by composer Katia Makdissi-Warren. The artist-controlled biography identifies Montréal as the current base and documents a residence at Maison de la culture Ahuntsic that began in 2010. The ensemble develops original Quebec works where Middle Eastern, Western, Indigenous, classical, contemporary, and electroacoustic practices meet. Its current team includes Makdissi-Warren as composer and artistic director, Lydia Etok and Nina Segalowitz in co-artistic leadership, a large rotating group of musicians and artists, and France Gaignard in production, communications, and booking. Current 2026 programming at Maison de la culture Ahuntsic and two public Montréal sites confirms active local work. The exact Spotify artist 7vMSIZwVfNNGRRaNgkpvhP contains seven principal album and single containers available in Canada from May 26, 2009 through November 6, 2024. Spotify classifies six as albums and Transcestral (vol.1), a three-track release, as a single. Representative releases are Saimaniq Sivumut, Transcestral, Saimaniq, 5e route bleue, Reaching for the High Notes: At The Top - Burj Khalifa, and Oktoecho. The current artist-controlled biography documents six earlier albums, while the provider catalog additionally includes Saimaniq Sivumut. Oktoecho created the permanent Burj Khalifa visitor-experience soundtrack and has toured in Canada and internationally. Transcestral combines Sufi and Indigenous music and dance in a large collaborative work. It won the Oliver Schroer Pushing the Boundaries Award at the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards and the 2024 Prix Opus for World Music Concert of the Year. The ensemble received a second Oliver Schroer Pushing the Boundaries Award in 2026 for Saimaniq Sivumut. MusicList routes professional inquiries only through the artist-controlled contact page and does not reproduce direct contact details or the public office address. Spotify media is displayed live with provider attribution and a monogram fallback. The exact English and French payload was reviewed for collision-free identity, current Montréal and Quebec geography, active status, team roles, catalog arithmetic, styles, collaborations, awards, safe contact routing, provider media, and meaning parity.