About Ecko Aleck
Ecko was born into the Nlaka’pamux Nation (Interior Salish) and raised with the shishalh Nation (Coast Salish). She is a multimedia performing artist working through the disciplines of spoken word, rap and singing. She is also a multimedia digital artist working through the mediums of music, sound and video production.
In 2016 Ecko graduated from the Art Institute of Vancouver with a diploma in Professional Recording Arts. In 2017 she received the Fred Sheratt MusiCounts Award for Outstanding Recording Arts and Sciences in Toronto, ON. Ecko is the daughter of a residential school survivor and cycle-breaker for her two young sons. She utilizes her art as a method of healing from inter-generational traumas and believes in using every opportunity to address the dark history Canada was built on. She continues to find new ways that intertwine her love for culture and art including workshop creation and facilitation, program development, art installations, presentations as well as cultural performances and hip-hop shows.
Artist Statement
“My goal as an artist is healing; healing my own traumas, inspiring others to want to heal and providing the tools for our youth to heal from their bloodline traumas. I truly believe that we are given our gifts and our dreams for a reason… trust them! The world needs more people who are in alignment with their gifts from Creator.” –Ecko
Testimonial
“During the first annual Koksilah Music Festival in 2017, Ms. Aleck created a spontaneous, potent spoken word/prayer collaboration that was so impactful that a festival goer just yesterday named that as his most memorable moment of the first year of our festival.
Her set was magnetic and brought people from across the festival grounds to come and hear her, and take in her performance. She merges so beautifully the political, spiritual and artistic elements of her personality into her work. Bringing light to strong topics with a loving energy.
We would have her back in a heart-beat and be honored to do so.”
~ Beth Stupple and Alex Schiebel (Festival Directors of Koksilah Music Festival)