Sélène Saint-Aimé

Sélène is a french contrabassist, singer and composer with Caribbean and West African origins. She studied with internationally acclaimed bassists Ron Carter and Lonnie Plaxico as well as saxophonist, conceptualist Steve Coleman. Sélène lately received a “Victoire du Jazz 2021” award in the “Rising star” category for her highly acclaimed first record "Mare Undarum". Her second recording, "Potomitan", out in March 2022 is already esteemed by the international press (n°4 of The 10 Best Global Albums of 2022 - The Guardian). ​ Sélène takes some time off of touring for ongoing research and musical studies. She is currently a 'composer in residence' at Tropiques Atrium in Martinique, one of the 2022 Villa Albertine laureate in New Orleans, Louisiana as well as one of the 2023 Villa Ndar laureate in Saint Louis, Senegal. Sélène has also built a non-profit called Afropolis that aims to promote and develop the practice of new forms of traditional music from Martinique.