How Surreal Humour and the Internet Are Giving Acadian Musicians a Voice Across Canada The fact that I speak like an alien to [a Quebec audience] is instantly going to get me noticed, says P tit Belliveau
Photos (from left) by Tristan MacAlpine, John Londono, Jonah Guimond & Hugo Jeanson
Published Apr 13, 2021
For most English-speaking Canadians, Francophone music is synonymous with household names like Céline Dion and indie darlings like Coeur de pirate products of Quebec s insular yet lucrative entertainment industry.
If you look a little further east, you ll find another French-language music scene that more than makes up for its smaller size in talent. The Acadians of the Maritimes have their own unique cultural identity and accents, distinct from the Québécois. In the late 2000s and through the 2010s, they broke major ground in the Quebec music scene, topping the charts and winning awards in spite of some very real cultural barriers. That thriving scene has persiste