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MY BLACK HISTORY IS POETRY, IS JAZZ!
Sonnet L'Abbé's shares their Black history via Afro-diasporic music and poetry.
In-Person Event
Tue. February 10th 2026 + Add to Calendar
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Uvic)
7:30pm - 9:00pm Doors at: 7:00pm
Free
Presented by:
The Malahat Review
Administrative/Mailing Address
The Malahat Review
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700
Stn CSC
Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2
Canada
Event Description
Growing up on the Prairies and in Southwestern Ontario, poet and VIU professor Sonnet L'Abbé learned much about their Black heritage through music and literature.“In British Columbia, 1.2% of the population is Black Canadians,” says L’Abbé. “In some of the places I grew up, there were even fewer Black people than that. When I looked at my neighborhood or school, and couldn’t find people like me outside my family, music and books gave me the community I needed to grow my sense of self and belonging.”
In this 90-minute show, Sonnet shares some of the Afro-diasporic music and poetry that helped shape them into the artist they are today. Nick Peck will play jazz piano and poet/vocalist L'Abbé performs.
Venue
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Uvic)
MacLaurin B-Wing, University of Victoria Victoria BC
Administrative/Mailing Address
School of Music
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Canada
V8P 5C2
Administrative/Mailing Address
School of Music
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Canada
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