Kélanie is an afro-Indigenous Brazilian singer-songwriter currently living in Rio de Janeiro. Her practice centers on introspective and immersive songwriting.

 

Nature plays a central role in her work. Through observing its recurring cycles, she finds inspiration and connections to the human experience.

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Her fascination with themes of change, renewal and inner transformation brought to life an experimental alt R&B EP investigating her relationship with ancestry and leaving organized religion (Mundo), an alt R&B album exploring the circular path from the spiraling mind to full presence and embodiment (Spiral), a two-part EP meditating on her experience living overseas and search for belonging (Foreign), and a folk EP exploring the ecological process of decomposition as a metaphor for human transformation (Rotten, 2028).

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Working across languages and locations, often through artist residencies, Kélanie’s work is shaped by cross-cultural experiences and a devotion to a creative process that is slow and guided by nature.