Bio
Lorraine Klaasen, eclectic performer extraordinaire, is the daughter of the famous South African singer, Tandie Klaasen.
She was born and raised in South Africa but Montreal has been her home for over two decades. Since her own début, Lorraine's dynamic stage presence and highly effective showmanship have captivated jazz and African music lovers all over North America, the Caribbean and Europe for years.
Lorraine Klaasen is a virtual embodiment of cultural diversity.
She sings in several languages such as English, French, Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Lingala, Greek and Hebrew, not to mention over twelve African dialects, however in the last few years, she limits it to four languages.
Musicologist, singer but also choreographer, Klaasen knows how to show emotion through the movements and gestures of her dances, a very distinctive expression of African song. Her productions presents the finest African rhythms, rendered by her homeland. "Living in Canada and playing with musicians from the Caribbean, Haiti and Quebec has enlarged my music tremendously," says Klaasen.
Klaasen's upbeat musical style manages to embrace a myriad of cultures at once. Lorraine's exuberance and infectious style accounts for keeping her audiences in a frenzy and begging for more. You cannot stay still listening to her music, and her performance is mesmerizing but you'll have to be the judge of that, check it out!
For now you can click on HEADLINES to review excerpts from newspaper articles of past performances or EVENTS to find out where and when her next performance will be.