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'''Oktoécho''' is a Canadian musical collective, which blends [[Indigenous music of Canada|Indigenous Canadian music]] with various [[world music]] genres.<ref>Lynn Desjardins, [https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/10/30/inuit-throat-singer-to-perform-with-musicians-of-other-cultures/ "Inuit throat singer to perform with musicians of other cultures"]. [[Radio Canada International]], October 30, 2019.</ref> They are most noted for their 2022 album ''Transcestral'', for which they won the [[Canadian Folk Music Award]] for Pushing the Boundaries at the [[18th Canadian Folk Music Awards]] in 2023.<ref>[https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2023/04/05/cfmas-are-handed-out-vancouver "CFMAs Are Handed Out In Vancouver"]. ''FYI Music News'', April 5, 2023.</ref>
People who have been associated with the collective have included Norman Achneepineskum, Carla Antoun, [[Joséphine Bacon]], Anouar Barrada, Didem Başar, Jérôme Beaulieu, Valérie Belzile, Ziad Chbat, Moe Clark, Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Michel Rakuman Dubeau, Lydia Etok, Joseph Khoury, Étienne Lafrance, Katia Makdissi-Warren, Mohamed Masmoudi, Nuné Melik, Bejana Milinov, Kristin Molnar, Khalil Moqadem, Eya-Hey Nakoda, Mohamed Raky, Bertil Schulrabe, Nina Segalowitz, Nizar Tabcharani, Amina Tebini, Marianne Trudel and Eryk Warren.
They previously received three CFMA nominations at the [[5th Canadian Folk Music Awards]] in 2009 for their self-titled debut album, in the categories of [[Canadian Folk Music Award for Ensemble of the Year|Ensemble of the Year]], Instrumental Group of the Year and World Group of the Year.
==Discography==
*''Oktoécho'' - 2009
*''La 5e Route Bleue'' - 2010
*''Saimaniq'' - 2018
*''Transcestral'' - 2022
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://en.oktoecho.com/}}
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[[Category:Canadian world music groups]]
[[Category:First Nations musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Quebec]]
[[Category:Canadian Folk Music Award winners]]
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