State of Culture

The showcase on Thursday 26 November at John Curtin will launch four new albums from Visible, a music mentoring program giving a kick start to emerging and professional musicians from refugee and asylum seeker communities; ReMastered Myths that brings together artists from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds to collaborate over a series of creative development sessions to devise new material; Producers Lounge for young emerging producers from culturally diverse backgrounds to develop skills in production under the guidance of respected artist and producer Mohamed Komba (a.k.a Momo, Diafrix); and Common Ground, an inter-faith spoken word program exploring the role faith and identity play in our everyday.

The night will feature performances from:
• Acoustic Afghani pop singer and songwriter Reza Fazeli
• Persian vocalist Saharnaz Kia
• Hazaragi poetry and soundscapes from Lapkat ft. Farkhonda Akbar
• West Papuan rhythms and harmonies from Black Orchid Stringband
• Trip-hop meets Ethiopian scales with Lem Lem Band
• Hip hop and urban beats from 9 artists from the Producers’ Lounge Project
• Ethio-jazz, reggae and dancehall power force Nhatty Man & The Lalibelas
Plus live beats, soundscapes and spoken word from budding producers and poets

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STATE OF CULTURE
Thursday 26 November
John Curtin, Carlton