HIGHLIGHTS AND NEWS
RADIO
‘Sounds from the Suburbs’ - Our fortnightly spot on ABC Radio Weekends with Christine Anu.
Have a listen to one of our first discussions with Christine re. culturally diverse music and hear some great music from around Australia. Featuring:
Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse (WA)
Moussa Diakite (Mali/Lakemba)
Fireglow (Sydney)
Amadou Suso (Gambia/Melbourne)
Cultural Arts Collective @ Pratten Park Bowling Club Ashfield
Our Last gig of the year -
Genre hoping night of Dark Pop, Blues Guitars and World Hip Hop Rock fusion from Western Sydney - DETAILS
Original music from 13 March 2021 and then every 2nd Saturday
A family friendly venue pushing contemporary music boundaries with culturally diverse original AUSTRALIAN music, funded by Live Music Australia!
Great article by the Sydney Morning Herald HERE
Check out the evolving program HERE
Kween G & The SisterShip with special guest Sepora - 27.3.21
What a great gig!
Sepora swooned the crowd with her melancholie pop tunes and layed down the foundations for Kween G and her crew to ignite the stage with raps and rhymes of social justice!
"It was a lovely experience for my band to perform in a space that supports a variety of musical experiences, and we got to met the legendary Gladys and jam with Sepora" - Kween G
Cultural Arts Collective Label Launch
Cross cultural original music from Western Sydney
We are excited to be launching our record label featuring new singles and videos from Worlds Collide, Blue Mary and the Sydney World Music Chamber Orchestra.
Originally slated for 4 April 2020, due to COVID-19, we have had to rethink our strategy and are now aiming to launch in late 2021 at ‘Cultural Arts Collective @ Pratten Park’.
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PAST EVENTS
International Women’s Day Concert at Bankstown Arts Centre 2021
13 March, 3pm - 5.30pm. Performances: Stiff Gins, Big Sky Mountain and BINDI BOSSES
Big Sky Mountain - Photo Gerrie Mifsud
great southern nights - 22 November 2020
Sydney Olympic Park - THe Armory theatre - 12pm - 3pm
Worlds Collide showcases cross cultural original music from Western Sydney as part of the Great Southern Nights Festival.
A FREE concert at the Armory Theatre, that brings together the diverse cultures of Western Sydney to showcase new music that makes you dance, sing and celebrate our multicultural nation. TICKETS
Leah Flannagan headlines Women of the West.
Celebrating Women in Music from all backgrounds.
Women of the West: Music Festivals, Feb - March 2020
Celebrating the diversity and talent
of women in music
In partnership with Bankstown Arts Centre, we were proud to celebrate an all women in music festival, showcasing emerging and established talent from Western and Greater Sydney - including women led bands, singer-songwriters, hip hop performers, choirs, world music artists and DJ’s. A family friendly event held at Bankstown Arts Centre courtyard with environmental children's arts and crafts activities by Julie Overton Creative.
Artist line ups included: Leah Flanagan, Blue Mary, Sepora, Bankstown Multicultural choir led by Lind Marr, Mirrah, Gambirra, DJ Viola to name a few. Supported by CREATE NSW, OUTLOUD.
Sydney Sacred Music Festival
Over the last 10 years, the Sydney Sacred Music Festival has worked with culturally diverse artists to: create new work that takes sacred music to new places; showcase the hidden gems in our communities; and present events in unique spaces.
This year, for the 10th anniversary the Festival had their biggest line up ever including 5 new commissioned works and a 4 day visit by the Gyuto Monks from India. Then COVID hit!
“While most Festivals are looking to survive, we are taking on the COVID challenge and reaching out to the rest of Australia and beyond to present this year’s Festival”, says Festival Artistic Director Richard Petkovic.
Between 5-20 September, the Sydney Sacred Music Festival will partner with Australia’s leading arts organisations and Festivals to present 5 nights of music (and a few day visits to the bush), culture and conversation from around Australia.
Amadou Suso - Photo Hayden_Dib
ABC TV DOCUMENTARY
Check out this amazing documentary on the Sydney Sacred Music Festival 2018. It features the gloriously talented Yorgo Kaporis, Dr Nicholas Ng and our very own Blue Mary.
We started Sydney Sacred Music Festival in 2011 and its great to see it getting recognition for creating new work with diverse artists and their communities.
Watch it here: Divine Rhythm - Compass
Photo by Gerrie Mifsud.
