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Bridging ancestral resonance and contemporary sound.

Ina Filip is a vocalist and composer known for her emotionally resonant voice and boundary-blurring collaborations. Born in Brazil and based in Québec, she weaves together a wide-ranging vocal language shaped by classical Indian Dhrupad, Brazilian musicality, modal improvisation, and contemporary experimental practice.
A disciple of the Gundecha Brothers and a student of Bobby McFerrin’s vocal approach, she brings both sonic depth and fearless spontaneity to her work.
Ina is the lead vocalist and co-creator in Michael Harrison’s Raga Cycle Project, where her voice helps shape a genre-defying fusion of classical Indian ragas, minimalist piano, and polyphonic vocal innovation.

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Ina Filip is a Brazilian-born, Québec-based vocalist and composer whose work bridges modal improvisation, contemporary composition, and classical traditions. Known for her emotionally resonant voice and genre-defying versatility, she draws from years of rigorous study in Indian classical music, Brazilian musicality, and experimental vocal art to shape a vocal language that is both deeply personal and expansively collaborative. Her artistic foundation was forged through immersive training in Dhrupad, the most microtonal and meditative form of Indian classical music, under the guidance of the Gundecha Brothers. Dhrupad’s precision in tuning, focus on resonance, and integration of breath and stillness continue to ground her evolving practice as a composer and improviser. In parallel, her improvisational practice has been profoundly shaped by Bobby McFerrin’s vocal approach, which she has explored, studied, and embodied through years of playful experimentation and deep listening. Ina is currently co-creating Raga Cycle, a multi-album arc with composer and pianist Michael Harrison, a Guggenheim Fellow and pioneer of harmonic tuning systems. As lead vocalist and co-composer, she shapes a body of work that merges raga-inspired modal improvisation with minimalist piano and electroacoustic aesthetics. The first album is complete, the second is in production, and an international concert tour is in development. Her collaborative scope extends into interdisciplinary creation. She co-created the music for 24 Hours at Once, an installation with Harrison and filmmaker Bill Morrison, presented by Art Letters & Numbers in New York, and contributed to Passage, a project with Harrison, musicians, and visual artist Nina Elder, presented at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in North Carolina. Ina’s voice has also appeared in contexts ranging from ambient electroacoustic scores to raga-based vocal polyphonies. Her projects include Cantos de Ma, a solo album centered on voice and silence, and Polyphonic Malkauns, a contemporary reinterpretation of raga with composer Payton MacDonald. She has contributed to the global electronic scene, recording with producers such as Soohan and Adham Shaikh, whose works featuring her vocals reached wide international audiences. Across all her projects, Ina’s voice carries the discipline of long-dedicated practice and the freedom of improvisation, inviting listeners into a space of resonance, presence, and expanded perception.

FLAGSHIP PROJECTS 

Ina Filip, Michael Harrison & the Raga Cycle Project

Raga Cycle is an ambitious eight-album arc created in collaboration with NY-based pianist-composer Michael Harrison, recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and internationally recognized for his pioneering work in just intonation and contemporary classical music. The first album — blending raga alap and bandish with minimalist piano, electroacoustic textures, and multi-layered vocals — is now complete and in its pre-release phase. Work on the second album is already underway, with composition and production in progress. A concert production with the Théâtre du Marais is planned for 2026.

24 Hours @ Once 

An immersive installation created in collaboration with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bill Morrison, 24 Hours @ Once expands the sound world of Raga Cycle into a resonant universe of moving image and layered sound. Premiered at RPI (New York) in 2024, the installation is envisioned as an evolving long-term project that will take on new forms in the years to come.

Voice and SitarJugalbandi with Uwe Neumann

Ina Filip collaborates with renowned sitarist Uwe Neumann — one of Québec’s most respected exponents of Indian classical music — in a traditional jugalbandi of voice and sitar. Rooted in the Dhrupad and khayal traditions, this project strengthens the presence of Indian classical music in Québec. Having already performed together, the duo will resume concert activity in 2026.

Polyphonic Malkauns - vidéo promotionnelle
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24 hours @ once - vidéo promotionnelle
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ALIM POLYPHONIC MALKAUNS (Official Video)
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MEMORY (Official Video)
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24 hours @ once dans l'espace
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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:

  • 2022 - Polyphonic Malkauns (album).

  • 2021 - "Alim", from the album Seven Sacred Names by Michael Harrison. Cantaloupe Music 2021.

  • 2021 - Syena (EP) - Sonic Turtle 2021.

  • 2019 - Odaya (song released in the compilation Circulate Vol 1) - Gravitas Recordings.
  • 2017 - Cantos de Ma (album).

  • 2016 - Water (single) - soundtrack for the movie “Sonic Divide”, by Payton MacDonald

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