/ ABOUT RAFAELLE MACKAY /
Vocalist. Musician & Workshop Leader
Montreal-based Vocalist, Composer, Therapeutic Musician and Workshop leader, Rafaelle, continues to dedicate herself entirely to the exploration and development of the Human Voice.
From very early on, Rafaelle used singing as a way to expand beyond herself into something larger, and at the same time a way to find and connect to her inner self. Singing became like a best friend in all different states of emotion, helping her through all phases of life.
Rafaelle has a strong passion for the expression of the soul through sound and song. She guides people to their authentic voice, helping liberate the constraints of the mind and allowing the heart-song that wants to emerge.
She inspires confidence, and a soft strength in both the fire of creativity and the waters of deep inner connection, through your
therapeutic voice.
/ RAFAELLE MACKAY /
“I sing to get answers, I sing to heal my soul and my body, I sing for strength and for courage. I sing for — and with the divine within.”
/ INTO THE SOUL OF SOUND /
The Journey
Her unique vocal tone and style carry decades of experience and influence from growing up surrounded by opera and classical music, along with the study of vocal Jazz at Concordia University, Hindustani classical vocal studies in North India, along with numerous vocal Masters from different parts of the globe.
Her passion for healing with the voice has led her to become a therapeutic musician, earning a certification for Music for Healing and Transition Program. Specializing in singing within Palliative care. She has studied the craft, spirit, and community of voice and body in improvisation at a mastery level under the guidance of pioneering teacher Rhiannon, as well as with Trisha pope. She has learned the ins and outs of community choir conducting with CCTL.
Rafaelle studied massage therapy, focusing in shiatsu, learning the basics of Chinese medicine with the dragon and phoenix school, she studied Reiki, Qi Qong, and various energetic medicines from a young age. Rafaelle started practicing yoga as young as 17 and eventually studied Yoga therapy with Heart laser and Medical Qi Qong with Paul Fraser.
Rafaelle is now studying to become a certified mindful meditation teacher with Tara Brach.
/ A LOVE FOR MUSIC AND THE BEYOND /
With her constant curiosity for expansion Rafaelle became a breathwork practitioner with Clarity Breathwork, deepening the relations of the breath, subconscious, and the conscious mind/body.
/ LATEST PROJECT /
Rafaelle’s newest creation is her latest album Mångata, a co creation with Adrien Malka
(Wuachuma). An offering of soft strength to our hearts and the interconnected sonic space with nature and the cosmos.
Rafaelle has 2 other albums and EPs dedicated to mediation and sound.
Rafaelle’s true passion of bridging nature with technology and science with the sacred, brought her to co create the Project ‘HUMAN INSTRUMENT’ that debuted at la SAT and was performed in both 2018 & 2019. Human Instrument is a multimedia performance in the Satosphere, where her acapella voice derives and displays the visual and synesthetic effects of Cymatics. (see more in projects )
Rafaelle continues to create multimedia projects & spatialized sound experiences. All connected with the elements, deep bass frequencies, and the human voice.
Vocalist / Sound Artist
Rafaelle uses various effects and loops with her voice, mixed with ambient and engaging electronic beats and textures, creating a beautiful & mystical immersive experience.
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Rafaelle hosts immersive and meditative concerts that blend organic and electronic soundscapes, creating deeply atmospheric and sensory-rich experiences.
From spatialized, loop-based performances with ambient beats to intimate candlelit sound baths featuring live vocals, soft percussion, and world instruments, her concerts invite listeners into a space of inner reflection, deep listening, and emotional resonance. -
Rafaelle’s third album: Mångata is out now on all platforms.
Listen to her previous albums here. -
Rafaelle’s immersive, spatialized multimedia project titled: SINNAN, blends voices of water, while weaving cymatics*, bioacoustics, and deep bass frequencies alongside the human voice.
This project has received support from CALQ & CAC and is in creation progress.
*Live cymatics occur when sounds are projected onto physical matter, where both mediums dance together provoking light reflections and iconic patterns that display the intricacies of the human voice.
Listen to previous immersive project: ‘Melting with Allies’
