Sing Sing @ The Corner Hotel

A NIGHT OF OCEANIA MUSIC, FILM AND DANCE

Launch of the WANTOK MUSIK FOUNDATION
and a Melbourne welcome to the West Papuan refugees

Featuring direct from Rabaul, PNG – GEORGE TELEK plus the BRISCOE SISTERS, HEIN ARUMISORE, DAVID BRIDIE, KING KADU and THE PINAIA & MERAUKE STRINGBANDS.

SING SING at the Corner brings together the Melanesian and Indigenous threads of music culture from the highlands of Papua New Guinea, West Papua through the Torres Strait Islands to mainland Australia.

Following the success of Sing Sing 2 performed at the Sydney Opera House and the Arts Centre Melbourne, Sing Sing at the Corner celebrates the traditional and contemporary culture of these three areas. The stories, heritage and experiences of the people and the land will be linked together through song, dance and film.

SING SING AT THE CORNER
SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2006
CORNER HOTEL - 57 Swan St Richmond

FEATURE ARTISTS
George Telek has been at the forefront of the Pacific music scene for the last 20 years. His list of international accomplishments is impressive: an MBE for services to the music industry in his home country, ARIA awards in Australia, praise from the likes of David Byrne, Yossou N’Dour and Peter Gabriel.

David Bridie, of acclaimed bands Not Drowning Waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake, released his debut solo album in May 2000. David has also worked closely with Indigenous and PNG artists for many years producing albums for Archie Roach, George Telek, Christine Anu and more.

King Kadu is from Mer (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait, Ricardo Idagi (King Kadu) has been living in Melbourne, for the past five years. His performance is inspired by his ancestors and the recent history of the Torres Strait.

Briscoe Sisters are one of Australia’s hottest new Indigenous roots acts (Nick Mills - Event Producer ‘MusiCairns’). The sisters Naurita and Deline generate stunning harmonies; their songs are a delightful roots mix of downbeat acoustic soul, funky riffs and tear-jerking ballads.

Hein Arumisore is a skilled singer & dancer from Manokweri in West Papua and stared in the recent Sing Sing 2 concerts.

The Piniai & Merauke String bands of West Papua are fine examples of this bright and zippy, exciting hybrid musical style, played on guitars and ukuleles, with soaring harmonies. Members of the group are from the 42 West Papuan Asylum seekers now based in Melbourne.

Black Paradise – Not performing but one of the albums being launched by the Wantok Music Foundation on the night.
The West Papuan cultural music group, Black Paradise, celebrates Melanesian dignity and identity, and draws together songlines from the region.

Wantok Music Foundation has been established to foster greater cultural exchange between Australia and our neighbours throughout the Oceanic and Australasian region. The Foundation will also act as a not-for-profit Music Label representing indigenous and world music groups of these regions with the objective to:
• Record, release and promote music from Indigenous Australia and Melanesia,
• Raise the local and international profile of Indigenous and world music groups based in the region,
• Distribute royalties / profits through equitable and culturally appropriate mechanisms,
• Provide greater economic opportunity as well as long-term career sustainability for artists.