Northern Dial Artist Profile

calamine

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Calamine, the stage name of Julie Gagnon, is a Quebec rapper, beatmaker and DJ whose francophone hip-hop pairs feminist, queer and anti-capitalist writing with self-produced beats. Originally from Sainte-Foy in Quebec City and now associated with Montreal’s scene, she was named a Radio-Canada Revelation and won the Prix Félix-Leclerc de la chanson.