anaiis

anaiis makes the kind of music that speaks to an innate sense of wonder. Her songs explore transformation, connection, and the possibilities that emerge when we embrace change with curiosity and grace. Her latest album, Devotion & The Black Divine, named one of the top Albums of the Year by both BBC and Apple Music, is a meditation on the natural world, our inner selves, and the power of recognizing one’s own divinity. Recorded live-to-tape in London, the work is deeply influenced by anaiis’ new experience as a mother. She embraces softness as strength, and the self as ever-changing.

With her “gorgeous voice” that “expertly shifts from a restrained falsetto to a deep, rich alto” (Pitchfork), anaiis explores what it means to be unabashedly human. Born in Toulouse and raised between Dakar, Dublin, and Oakland, anaiis brings a distinctly global perspective to her music. With each new release, she traces a lineage of diasporic collaboration and cross-cultural kinship. She arrives at the Chan Centre for her Canadian debut with gentle, powerful music, creating a world where the ego is left outside and fear gives way to possibility. Step inside, there’s room for all of us.