Musician | Brooklyn, NY | Chicago, IL
On December 2, 2020, the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry at the University of Chicago held a FarBar conversation on storytelling and oral tradition with performer/composer Nathalie Joachim, storyteller Emily Hooper Lansana, and film historian, preservationist, and curator Jacqueline Stewart. They shared with the online audience insight into their personal storytelling practices, and then […] Read more…
Nathalie was very honored to perform at an International Women’s Day event hosted by the World Bank’s Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice, alongside champions of change and pioneering women leaders. The event featured Victoria Kwakwa (Vice President of World Bank East Asia and Pacific), Louise Cord (World Bank Director for Social Sustainability and Inclusion) […] Read more…
Sound Off with Katy Henriksen features in-depth conversations about music that challenges the status quo—hybrid sounds that fall through the cracks because they aren’t easily labeled. Check out the latest episode featuring Nathalie. > Listen to the episode Read more…
It was an absolute honor to give this year’s keynote address at the New Music Gathering – an amazing conference organized by leaders on the contemporary classical community. This year’s conference theme is local action, and I’m no expert, but I do know that when I care about something, I do it, which has led […] Read more…
How can artists respond to injustice? Very proud to have been able to lend my voice along with six of my esteemed music colleagues in this beautiful piece over on NewMusicBox. “If you look through time, almost every major artistic movement that has happened in every field has coincided with some major change or event […] Read more…
Big thanks to Frank J. Oteri, Alexandra Gardner, and NewMusicBox for lifting my spirits in this time with this interview that took place just before the US outbreak of Covid-19. It feels good to be reminded(in my own voice and words) of who I am, and what is truly of value to me. From my […] Read more…
So proud to have been able to share my own story and represent Haiti in this awesome Q&A featured in the latest issue of Aphrochic Magazine. About my work, the publication says, “In her Grammy-nominated solo debut, Fanm d’Ayiti, Nathalie Joachim’s crisp vocals pair beautifully with her stunning arrangements of flutes, strings, and electronics to […] Read more…
Big Ears Festival was honestly one of the performances I was most looking forward to this season. Very sad that it’s been cancelled, but very glad that WUOT still shared this fun interview that Spektral Quartet‘s Doyle Armbrust and I did. Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe out there. > Listen to the WUOT […] Read more…
Meet The First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: Nathalie Joachim On The Haitian Musical Roots Of ‘Fanm d’Ayiti,’ Community Building & Standing In Her Truth. Bonus: Watch the new official music video for Lamizè pa dous from Fanm d’Ayiti, featuring Spektral Quartet. > Watch the video and read the full story Read more…
Haitian American flutist, vocalist and composer Nathalie Joachim’s first featured solo album “Fanm d’Ayiti” has earned her a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album. Joachim joins Here & Now’s Tonya Mosley to discuss how her album celebrates her Haitian heritage and some of the country’s unrecognized female artists. > Listen here Read more…