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Peaches teaches the legacy of "Canadian music legend" Carole Pope

Lise Hosein | CBC Arts | Posted: March 3, 2016 9:40 PM | Last Updated: March 3, 2016

Canadian electronic music icon pays tribute to her Rough Trade inspiration

Media | Peaches calls Carole Pope a "Canadian music legend"

Caption: Peaches is a pop music innovator. Listen to her talk about the Canadian musician who turned her head almost all the way around, when she was a teenager.

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Pea(external link)ches(external link) is an electronic musician, artist and performer whose stage presence echoes her music: brave, declarative and loud.

Image | Peaches, 2009

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Originally from Toronto, the artist born Merrill Nisker has gone on to work with musicians from Christina Aguilera to Major Lazer, while her own stuff has been featured in numerous films. You may remember the strip club scene from Lost in Translation(external link).
So when CBC Arts got the chance to spend a little time with Peaches in Berlin, we wanted to know who her influences were. Listen to Peaches discussing one of her heroes: Carole Pope of Rough Trade.
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This short doc was filmed by Stephanie Comilang(external link).

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