Maloya workshops with Euphémia Sautron

Join the Maloya workshops this Winter, facilitated by visiting artist Euphémia Sautron, from Réunion Island.

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 will guide you through learning some traditional songs from Reunion island. The workshops will include tuition on playing the traditional instruments and rhythms of Maloya (including rouler, sati, piker, kayamb), and singing in Reunion Creole.

The workshops will take place on:
Sunday 1st June
Sunday 8th June
Sunday 15th June
Sunday 22nd June
Sunday 20th July
Sunday 27th July
Sunday 3rd August

The location will be in Moonah, address sent to ticket holders a few days before the event.

$40 per workshop or $240 for season pass (one workshop free).

No prior musical experience necessary, and all instruments provided.

Limited places available (12 per class), so recommended to book early.

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.