Ryhna Thompson, Envision Management & Production: ryhna@envisionmanagement.com
Past Dates:
SOLD OUT: September 28-30 2018 at the MAI (Montréal, Arts Interculturels) presented by POP Montreal
Lateef Martin is a multi-disciplinary artist with a background in illustration, dance and music production and beatboxing. He along with a top production team of art direction and costume design created a show like no other.
He also worked alongside an array of Montreal talent including singers Aiza Ntibarikure and Nadia ‘Halwa’ Balde sound manipulator Chimwemwe Miller (The National Parcs), drummer Eric Cohen (Balboa, Interceiving), bassist James Challenger and guitarist Nadine Altounji (of music collective Kalmunity).
His dancers included Worldclass waacking dancer Leah McFly Waackeisha, step dancer Kayin Queeley and Jennifer Casamir and Kate Lynx, formerly of the all-female breakdancing troupe Solid State.
Director: Lateef Martin
Art Director: Isabelle Duguay
Musicians: Lateef Martin, Nadine Altounji, Chimwemwe Miller, Eric Cohen, James Challenger
Vocalists: Aiza Ntibarikure, Nadia Balde, Lateef Martin
Dancers: Leah McFly Waackeisha, Jennifer Casamir, Kayin Queeley Kate Asterlund
Costume Design: Lateef Martin, Isabelle Duguay & Kiri Skuce
Make-up: Jennifer Casamir & Isabelle Duguay
Producer: Miscellaneum Studios
Co-producer: Envision Management
“Abdul Lateef and the Distraction Machine is a musical offshoot of Lateef’s celebrated Z’Isle comic book series — a lurid depiction of the zombie apocalypse, Montreal style. Expect a true performance, incorporating step dance, singing, beatboxing and music played on upcycled objects and bicycles.” – Lorraine Carpenter, Cult MTL