Members of Chic Gamine, a vocal group from Canada, with their percussionist in the center. Submitted photo

Chic Gamine, a vocal group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, will be in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10.

The group has been singing together in various formations since 1997. Most recently, three of them were members of the world vocal ensemble Madrigaia, and now offer new, original material as well as popular and traditional songs in a cappella style.

With a solo percussionist as their main musical support, Chic Gamine members use their voices as instruments, launching into intricate string arrangements, bass-heavy rhythm sections and melodious harmonies. Their program combines vocal roots music with gospel, soul and African, Middle-Eastern, Latin and French-Canadian folk for an all-encompassing sound that has entertained everyone from the Governor General of Canada to crowds of thousands in Haiti.

“They are a musical tempest. Chic Gamine’s live performance made me feel that I had just witnessed a very important musical moment.” – Benoit Morier, Radio-Canada

“You absolutely have to see and hear these world class vocalists. A groovin’ powerhouse of harmonic brilliance and beauty.” -Don Benedictson, musician and producer

The Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center is located at 588 16th St. at the corner of Franklin Avenue. For more information, visit www.clatsopcc.edu. For more information about the group or to hear samples of their music, visit www.myspace.com/chicgamine