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Concours U en performance

April 10, 2024

Songa Bahati Manasse, BBA student in project management HEC won second place in the national finals in Montreal Excellent The competition took place on March 23 at the Theater Plaza in Montreal.

“I aimed for the sun (1st place) but instead landed on the moon (2nd place). I felt happy when the jury announced me as the winner of the second prize, because I had previously reached the final stage of the art competition twice and came away empty-handed.”

Songa Bahati Manasseh

Although HEC Montréal is a first-time participant, this chubar, poet, orator and storyteller who goes by the stage name Leslamo Competing with 9 other finalists from Quebec universities and various performing arts, he represented the school with pride.

Songa Bahati Manasse, Etudiant or BAA en gestion de projects a HEC Montréal

He performed the song “Hope” that he composed, interpreting a tale inspired by the Ivorian storytelling company Bak'in Gado.

The jury consists of three well-known performers and rappers from Quebec CalamineDJ and Composer Robert Robertand versatile actor Guillaume Lambertwas responsible for deciding between the finalists and naming the three winning acts.

“He's a very charismatic person, and he knew how to mix cultural references like storytelling and slam very skillfully, and that's what we were interested in.”

Calamine

Songa Bahati Manasse, alias Leslamo, for short

Age: 26

City: Montreal

The beginning of the art path: 2015

Artistic effects: Yekima De bel Art and Cayla Slam

about Excellent

It is an annual inter-university competition that encourages the performing arts, supports the emergence of young amateur talent from the university student community and promotes the use of the French language.

This event is funded by the cultural service of UdeM Student Life Services En français naturalllement! A program of the French Ministry of Quebec.

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