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It took a meeting at a festival in Brasilia for Veeby and the collective of 11 Afro-Brazilian women, Funmilayo Afrobeat Orquestra, to decide to collaborate on their latest project: an EP entitled Muta Resistanz. Conceived during a ten-day residency in São Paulo in 2023, under the musical direction of Fredy Massamba, Veeby wrote all the lyrics and was the lead vocalist for the project. The whole thing was mixed and mastered in Brussels by Didier Touch, making it an international project involving Canada, Brazil, Congo, Cameroon, and Belgium. That said, this isn’t Veeby’s first project with female musicians. In fact, she had already collaborated with the women’s group Jigeen Ñi in Senegal a few years ago, with the same desire to highlight female musicians. In addition to this EP, Veeby is currently busy with Immersion 2026 with activities planned for February 14 and 15 at the McCord Museum, before flying to Gabon to participate in Black History Month. A woman of many talents! Our reporter Sandra Gasana spoke with her between two appointments to discuss her many projects.
