Album Notes

"There is definite strength in Valerie Khayat's sensitivity and fragility, it does good to one's heart and soul..."
-Dan Behrman, Espace musique Radio-Canada


"A solitary voice, compassionate and haunting, she uses both words and music to reach out to her audience and bring them into her world. It is a world of shocking beauty, where love competes with injustice, and balance is fleeting."
-Ian Ferrier, Canadian Poet/Spoken word artist



Poet, singer songwriter, Graduate of Concordia University's Communication Studies, Valerie Khayat (b. Montreal, 1983) has been an active presence in the artistic community since 2004 from folk to spoken word circles and taking part in various events many in connection to non-profit and grassroots organizations.

Her love of poetry is at the origin of her songwriting. In 2002, only a year after picking up a guitar for the first time and developing her playing on her own, she began writing and peforming her original material around Montreal. Since then, she has hosted and produced her own open mic, been invited to perform at some of the city's most renowned series such as the Coco Cafe, Catcall and Words & Music. In the Summer of 2007 she launched her first book of poetry "The Road to Vesper" with a one time multimedia performance. She now offers audiences her first LP of original musical compositions "Resonance in Blue" released on October 13th, 2007.

“Resonance in blue” was written and recorded over a span of two years between different locations, in studio and on field (Montreal, Milan, Cacouna, New Hamsphire), includes compositions in English and French. Ranging from lyrically driven to instrumentally meditative pieces, this latest work resonates with the theme of spaces and moments captured in their barest form.