Maloya Horizon @ Fern Tree

Visiting artist Euphémia Sautron has been soaking up the good vibes in freezing Tasmania all winter, and returns to Réuinon Island soon. Let's share a last moment together!

This sweet evening will start with a performance at 6:30pm, followed by a chance to chat learn more of the story. Maloya is a participatory genre, so come ready to sing and dance! This performance will also feature students from Euphémia's community workshops.

This event will take place at Fern Tree Community Hall, 8 Stephenson Pl, Fern Tree.
Tickets are $35 general admission and $30 concession.

There are also a limited number of tickets by exchange; helpful things include assisting with promotion, cooking us dinner, helping with set-up/pack-down, or let us know what you can offer.

Maloya is one of two major genres of music from Reunion Island, originating from African and Malagasy slaves and Indian indentured workers on the island during French colonisation. It's a music of resistance and rebellion, and was considered such a threat to the French state that it was banned from the 1960s-1980s.

Euphémia is a vibrant emerging kreole singer and percussionist from La Réunion, a volcanic island located in the middle of the Indian Ocean. She began playing Maloya, the traditional music from Reunion Island, at age five, and has since performed throughout Réunion Island with the group Maloya en Choeur. Her particular passion is the rhythm of the rouler, a bass drum and one of the main instruments of maloya. Euphémia is interested in cultural exchange, travelling the world to share her culture and discover that of others. She intends to contribute to Maloya by discovering musical genres from all horizons and integrating them into the music of her island. Euphémia brings her rousing vocals, a spirit of curiosity and a welcoming heart to her first tour/residency in Australia in winter 2025, offering performances and workshops.

There is also one final performance and workshop at Dreamfarm Village, Judbury on Saturday August 2nd.

See you there!