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The AustralianAmbassador Chile -

Virginia Grenville, CarlaMedina and Melbourne

Ska Orchestra

Tabura

MASSIVE

DJ Sizzle with MASSIVE

Madre Monte

Hon. John Cain- MAV Patron

Nicholas Kotsiras MP -Minister for MulticulturalAffairs and Citizenship

Multicultural Arts Victoria is veryaware that international connectivityis a key aspect for increasing cultural

diplomacy and opportunities for local artists.MAV believes in the benefits of escalating theprofile and presence of culturally diverse artistsfrom Australia internationally and activelydevelops strategic partnerships and programs topromote high quality culturally diverseAustralian art at an international level.

Arts and Performance Festivals all over theworld have over the years have built up astrong artistic environment and tremendousfollowing. They have become more than eventsthat provide the artists as well as the audiencesan opportunity to get together to promote theirindividual styles of performance, exchangeideas, discover and promote new talents. Theyhave become major cultural tourism initiativesfor the cities and countries in which they areheld. Most importantly, they serve to educate,strengthen and develop international culturalrelations, creating positive dialogue as well aslong-term markets for cultural exchange.

MAV has supported artists to travel to far partsof the globe including Germany, Ethiopia, Asia,Spain and Chile to participate in events andfestivals. MAV recently has been involved in twointernational festivals- one a very establishedfestival Santiago A Mil Festival in Chile and anew budding contemporary arts festival theMelaka Arts and Performance Festival inMalaysia.

The Melaka Art and Performance Festival (MAPFEST) is a new annual event held in Novemberand is initiating a long-term relationship withTony Yap Company (TYC) Australia inpartnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria. Ithas been endorsed by the Chief Minister ofMelaka and the Federal Minister of Culture andTourism. Melaka’s recent UNESCO WorldHeritage City status is the core of the focus ofthis arts driven festival and taps into the greatpotential for Australians as ambassadorsthrough the arts. It will build strong artistic andcollaborative links in the region. The tourismindustry is fast growing in Melaka since WorldHeritage City status and the festival is seen asan opportunity to build links.

MAP FEST is also building partnerships with thebusiness sector in Malaysia, gainingsponsorships and collaborative relationships.TYC in partnership with MAV also initiatedrelationships with the Australia-MalaysiaInstitute (AMI) and Australian Embassy inMalaysia through the Melaka festival.

MAP Fest provides an ideal platform for thecelebration of Australia’s cultural diversity andexcellence in the performing arts. TYCpartnership has a shared long-termed visionand endeavour to connect with its diverse localcommunities and support independent artmaking. It has the potential to foster greaterpositive exchange and understanding of diversepractices and beliefs through the arts.

Santiago A Mil is a month long extravaganza ofstreet theatre, music and entertainment inChiles capital. The festival, now in its 18th year,brought over 70 cultural events, from Chile andaround the world, to the streets of Santiago –many completely free. One of these was ourvery own Melbourne Ska Orchestra inpartnership with MAV. Ten talented Melbournemusicians travelled to Chile to present threeconcerts across the City and one Australia DayConcert at the Australian Ambassadorsresidence in Santiago. Santiago A Mil Festivalalso proved to be an excellent opportunity forcultural exchange between the two nations,with nine members of the local Chileanensemble - the Santiago Downbeat - joiningtheir Australian counterparts to create a mega-

group on stage. It was an excitingcollaboration and built strong links with thelocal arts community, the Festival and AustralianEmbassy in Santiago.

Whilst the Chilean audiences in Santiago(20,000 plus) were enjoying the unique soundof The Melbourne Ska Orchestra, more than5,000 Australia Day punters in Melbournekicked salsa steps with the son of The King ofMambo, Tito Puente Jr, at the Myer Music Bowlalong with John and Nancy Cain (MAV’s patron)Heidi Victoria Parliamentary Secretary to thePremier and Assisting the Premier with the Artsand the Hon Nicholas Kotsiras Minister forMulticultural Affairs & Citizenship.

Mix It Up continues with a series of events inthe Spiegel Garden at the Arts Centre plus theremount of Kutcha Edwards in yuyukatha andour Black Harmony Gathering at the FairfieldAmphitheatre, Premiers Gala Dinner, VivaVictoria just to name a few events to give voiceto our culturally diverse talent in Victoria. Wealso have an exhibition Pilgrimage with John Miat the Fo Guang Yuan gallery with stunningphotography of Tibet.

All these events reinforce MAV’s vital role in thearts and Australia’s standing as a stable,sophisticated, innovative and creative nationwith a rich and diverse culture that bringsexcitement and colour not only to Australianaudiences but to international audiences too.

JILL MORGAN Executive Director

at the Arts Centre Curve Bar - Dec 2010

Black Harmony Artists

Neda Rahmani and Jali Buba Kuyateh

stage. His backing band, Salcedo, rocked theroof of the Bowl and was comprised of allAustralian based musicians. Puente Jr alsooffered kind words of support andencouragement for donations toward theflood relief appeal, showing real concern forVictorians and Queenslanders alike.

From the minute DJ and MC Saul Zavarcetook to the stage, the classic mambo andsalsa rhythms did not stop flowing for overtwo hours. The local talent really stepped upto the plate with passionate music and danceperformances that left the audience literallybegging for more.

Highlights in the first set included thesupremely polished 70’s Latin rhythms ofMelbourne favourites Orquesta Del Barrio.Lead by the charismatic Gulaberto Casas, DelBarrio have been growing their fanbase onthe club and festival circuit since 1994 withtheir unique and infectious Afro-Caribbeanand Latin sound. Ray Barreto, Ruben Blades,Celia Cruz, El Gran Combo, and Tito Puenteare just some of the artists that inspire theirmusic.

Del Barrio’s special guest vocalist, thestunning Ileana Posas, belted out a couple of

“That was the best concert I’ve everseen at the Bowl. Totally awesome. Ididn’t want to stop dancing.”

“I can’t believe it was free. I wish wecould party Latino style like this everyweek.”

“Viva Australia Day – Latino style!”

Over 5000 excited punters pouredthrough the gates of the Sidney MyerMusic Bowl this Australia Day to join

in one of the biggest parties MAV has everthrown!

The star of the show was international guest,Tito Puente Jr, who delivered a dynamicperformance that did justice to his latefather’s prolific musical legacy. From theSpanish Quarter of Harlem, New York, TitoPuente (senior) had a career that spannedover 50 years and brought Latin Americanrhythms to millions of people worldwide,including Melbourne. His son has workedhard to sustain the joy of his father’s musicsince his passing in 2000, and is now aninternationally touring artist in his own right.

Puente Jr loved connecting with the localtalent and showed a very keen interest inusing his profile to support the locals on

Mambo at the Bowl!Australia Day concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl

songs to prove that her talent is enduringand worthy of such a prestigious stage. Acelebrity in her home country of El Salvador,Ileana has been in inspiration to otherpolitical refugees in the local Latincommunity since migrating to Australia.

Talented local Cuban talent, Aloy Junco, alsohelped warm the crowd up at the start of theshow with a Salsa lesson. They didn’t needmuch more encouragement, from the firstinstance, the crowd filled the dancefloor toenjoy the live sounds but it was well worthsitting down between bands. For lovers ofdance, Mambo at the Bowl! was a hit. Twoof Melbourne’s hottest salsa companies –Spin City Dance and Melbourne Salsa gracedthe stage with fully choreographed routinesincluding professional duets and advancedtroupes. From stunning, sparkly pinkcostumes to James Bond style suspendersand hats, the glitz and glamour by our localdancers really raised the barr!

Beyond the stage, a range of cultural stallsand food vendors selected from Melbourne’svibrant Latin and Central Americancommunities offered everything from churrosto Peruvian finger puppets, and fromBrazilian BBQ to Colombian pottery.

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In December 2010 MAV launched anew human rights festival. Righteouswas held at Signal youth space on

Northbank over two days had twocomponents. Rights at the Round Tablewas a forum held to address the wayhuman rights affects the First Australians,newly arrived Australians, women andhow it applies to us on a daily basis.Esteemed guest speakers Robbie Thorpeof the First Nations, Akoch Manhiem, newAustralian with a Sudanese backgroundand and Dr Dianne Sisely, the inauguralDirector of the Australian Centre forHuman Rights lead the discussions withinput from special youth speakers TyroneBean and Emmanuel Majok. There weretwo strong themes that emerged from thegroup. The newly arrived Australians werevery surprised at the lack of availability ofinformation on the First Australians. Theywere also opposed to the term ‘refugee’being used to describe them, even whenthey were no longer refugees and evenhave Australian citizenship as spoken byAkoch Manhiem. They feel that thiscontinuously prevents them frombecoming part of society. Other audiencemembers felt that they were largelyuninformed about most human rightsissues.

The two youth speakers, Emmanuel andTyrone were speaking as a final outcometo a project they had both participated inseveral months earlier. Multicultural ArtsVictoria in partnership with Key Change

Music took a group of five young peoplefrom culturally diverse backgrounds toSouth Africa to explore multiculturalism,the effects of racial segregation and thesimilarity between our histories. Thesetwo young leaders of their communitiesspoke of racial stereotypes and how theyfeel as young people representing theirculture in Australia’s diversifyingpopulation.

Khaled Abdulwahab who was also part ofthe South Africa project hosted the forumwith the great skill of a performer andcommunity leader. As a group, theaudience and speakers created their ownbill of rights to send to the PrimeMinister, demanding that Australiaembrace this notion of having a nationalbill of rights. MASSIVE choir closed theevent with a great performance oforiginally composed songs.

Rights by the River was a krump and hiphop music event held the following day. Astage was built outdoors along the Yarra’sNorthbank and featured a variety of actsencompassing cultural collaborationsfrom the First Australians, Tonga, Samoa,Cook Islands, Niue, Ethiopia, Namibia,Sudan, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Papua NewGuinea, Lebanon, Rwanda, Haiti, theCaribbean, the Philippines, the USA,Chile and Anglo Australia. Krump crewRoyal Fam led a krump workshop tobegin the event. Youth projectsCornerstone, MASSIVE and Believe in the

Beat showcased the hard work that they hadput in all year, supporting other emergingartists like Angeezy and Culture Connect.Grrilla Step headlined the event as the sunwent down over the city, mixing the tribalpercussion of Papua New Guinean log drumswith the hip hop and krump beats of DJDexter. Torres Strait Island dancer Albert Davidand Royal Fam ignited the dance floor andinfected the crowd with rhythm. A Righteousweekend to remember....

$2000, New Arrival Prize of $1000 and $500each for eight Honourable Mentions)

Prize DatesEntries will be received from Monday 20February to Friday 6 May 2011. All eligibleentries must be delivered by 4pm on Friday 6May to:

Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize 2011 c/o Multicultural Arts VictoriaFitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier StFitzroy VIC 3065Open Monday ‐ Friday 10.00am ‐ 4.00pm

Entry EligibilityArtists from a recognised refugee backgroundwho have arrived in Australia since January1970 only are eligible to participate. Artistsentering the competition must be Australianpermanent residents, citizens, or holdappropriate permanent residency visas.Competition organisers may request proof ofpresence in Australia up to and including theforty-one years provided for: 1970 to 2011.

Following on from the successfulinaugural New HeartlandsExhibition 2010, the Heartlands

Refugee Fine Art Prize 2011 will be held atfortyfivedownstairs as part of the EmergeFestival 2011.

OverviewThis prize aims to showcase the creative talentand social contribution of visual artists(Painting, drawing, photography and mixedmedia) from a refugee background living inAustralia from 1970 to 2011.

ThemeEach artwork and artwork description shouldreflect and express the 2011 theme: ‘Hopesand Dreams’. The theme ‘Hopes and Dreams’look at the aspirations and desires of refugeesin Australia.

Prizes2011 features a total prize pool of $15,000 tosupport the artistic output and careeraspirations of successful entrants. (First Prizeof $5000, 2nd Prize of $3000, 3rd Prize of

The opening of the exhibition saw elatedguests who celebrated a harmonious eventwith the presence of the Deputy ConsulGeneral, from the Consulate-General of thePeople's Republic of China in Melbourne, Mr.Huang Fengwen; the President of the TibetanAssociation of Victoria, Mr Thupten Dhondup;Multicultural Arts Victoria Board member andVictorian Equal Opportunity and Human RightsCommissioner, Dr Helen Szoke and ReverendNeng from the Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery. Theappearance of Lady Potter and her acquisitionof one of the artist’s photographs enhancedthe excitement of this joyful evening.

The exhibition will be open until 11 March andoffers new insights into the Tibetan culture,symbols and natural landscape and further

reflects the artist's deep connection to thisunique land of high altitude.

This is the fifth exhibition presented inpartnership by Multicultural Arts Victoria andFo Guang Yuan Art Gallery.

This ongoing partnership aims to build socialcohesion and harmony by celebrating the richcultural and artistic traditions of Victoria'smany ethnic communities.

Exhibition Dates: 1 February to 11 March2011

Venue: Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, 141 QueenSt, Melbourne

Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday 10am -5pm

On 1st February, the thrivingpartnership between Multicultural ArtsVictoria and the Fo Guang Yuan Art

Gallery unveiled its latest exhibition titledPilgrimage by Chinese-born photographerJohn Mi. 'Pilgrimage' is the follow up to Mi’s1992 exhibition titled 'Tibetan Reflection'.

"My work endeavours to highlight the beautyof the ordinary" John Mi, Photographer

Although born in China and an architect byprofession, Mi's continual need to experiencenew cultures and people led him to relocateto Australia in 1989. This transition fromEastern to Western ways of life has inspiredhim to express his thoughts and feelingsthrough photography.

Pilgrimagenew insights into the Tibetan culture

HEARTLANDSRefugee Fine Art Prize 2011

New Heartlands Refugee Fine ArtPrize 2010First Prize Winner Rubaba HaiderCountry: AfghanistanTitle and Medium: ‘Taut’ Guache on Wasli18.5cm in diameter

“In Afghanistan I was a student trying tofind freedom in expressing my thoughts onpaper. My heartland is Australia which hasgiven me a new beginning in life and hasgiven me the freedom of expression. But Isincerely hope that my birth country willone day become a new heartland likeAustralia is” – Rubaba Haider

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tyctyc (Tony Yap Company) has successfully received Key

Organisations Emerging funding from the Dance Board of theAustralia Council for the Arts and is partnered with MulticulturalArts Victoria. tyc foster and continue artistic and creativecollaborations in the Asian region and to profile Asian Arts in aninternational context. www.tonyyapcompany.com8

MAP FEST2010 Melaka Arts &Performance Festival

With the addition of residencies andother in-depth collaborative

opportunities over time, the vision is for thefestival to be an important doorway to Asiafor Australian independent artists, and visaversa. Many experienced Australian artistshave never performed in Asia – historicallythe major focus has been on Europe and theUSA. MAP Festival will continie to provideprofessional development and networkingopportunities for Australian and South EastAsian artists, nurturing the development ofarts in the region.

The highly successful second year of MAPFestival in 2010 included independent danceartists from Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Japanand France/Laos as well as Australia. A visualarts program was also presented with thesupport of new venue partners.

www.melakafestival.com

METANOIA(20 March 2011, Bendigo)

AFREE public “Full Moon”shamanistic performance with Tony Yap &

Domenico de Clario titled ‘Metanoia’.

CAPITAL Theatre, View St. BendigoSunday 20 March, 2011 @ 8pm

This performance is one of the features onthe last day of the exhibition, REVISITATIONS– A contemporary exhibition andperformances with: Domenico de Clario,

Anthony Pelchen, Elizabeth Presa &Tony Yap, from 17 February to 20March at La Trobe University

Visual Arts Centre, Bendigo. Curatedby Lella Cariddi.

Eulogy for the Living (5 March 2011, Ballarat)

This moving performance bringstogether dance theatre, moving

images, installation, music and vocals tocreate an immersive experience within thespectacular Ballarat Mining Exchange.

We the living both preserve the past andallow things to pass. We eulogiseourselves in each moment. Life goes on...

ONE NIGHT ONLY8pm Sat 5 March, 2011Ballarat Mining Exchange,8 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat

Tickets at tonyyapcompany.com orfrom Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 LydiardStreet Nth, Ballarat.$22 / $15 concession

Directed by Tony Yap Creativecollaborator Yumi Umiumare Created& performed by Tony Yap, YumiUmiumare, Adam Forbes, Ben Rogan,Janette Hoe, Yoka Jones, Geraldine Morey,Daniel Mounsey, Brendan O'ConnorVideo Design by Matthew GingoldFabric installation by Pia InterlandiLighting and production by DoriDragon Bicchierai Sound by GusMacmillan TYC Producer Kath PapasTYC is incubated by Multicultural ArtsVictoria Text on front: quote fromLeonard Cohen's Beautiful Losers

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The Santiago A Mil festival isone of Chile’s most importantcultural celebrations and offered

an exciting opportunity to promoteAustralia in the Latin American regionthrough arts and culture. The tour of theMelbourne Ska Orchestra to differentlocations across Santiago profiling worldmusic with Ska Across the Worldconnected strongly with the diverse localChilean community, and mirroredAustralia’s success in implementingmulticultural policy through the arts. Thelarge audiences danced the night awayand yelled for more at the end of eachperformance. Melbourne Ska Orchestrawere loved by the Chileans!

“We (Melbourne Ska Orchestra) firstworked with MAV in 2007 on Ska-Africa- a bold idea hatched by MAV (thanksAnita) to fuse African themes and artistswith traditional Jamaican Music. It was aspectacular successful event. Given theenormity of the Melbourne Ska Orchestrawe had no expectation to ever playoutside our home city (even interstate).But, thanks to MAV, we have theopportunity to take our love of JamaicanSka and Jazz to South America (Chile tobe exact) as part of a ‘ska all over theworld’ showcase of Melbournemulticultural talent. I know that theentire MSO sees this as a vindication ofthe time and effort we have put in due toour love of the music (lord knows there'sno money in it). On behalf of NickyBomba and the entire MSO, thanks Jilland everyone at MAV.”

Mohair Slim aka Lloyd Dewar, Producerand Radio Presenter

Melbourne Ska Orchestra is an institutionin the Melbourne Music scene and theorchestra invited two guest artists fromdiverse multicultural communities thatreflected the diversity within Australia totour with the group to Chile. All musiciansin the group are highly trained and skilled

professional artists. The highlight of thetour was the collaboration with SantiagoDownbeat – in a great cross-culturalcollaboration nine of the musicians fromthe brass section of the local Santiagobased band played with the MelbourneSka- The combined talent lead to anawesome powerful sound on stage.Check them out onfacebook.com/santiagodownbeat?v=infomyspace.com/santiagodownbeat

Local ArtistsTour manager/MC/DJ Lloyd Dewar – Mohair Slim Conductor/vocals/percussionSteve Montgomery (Ska Vendors) Band-leader/guitaristRodrigo Pino (The Moonhops) BassJames Thompson (The Moonhops) Drums/PercussionSteve Phillips (Ska Vendors)KeyboardJake Savona (Savona) Trumpet/vocals Sarah Heffernan (Ska Vendors) TromboneKynan Robinson (Skazz) Tenor saxophoneJustin Forster (Commissioner Gordon) GuestsJali Buba Kuyateh, Neda Rahmani andSantiago Down Beat

The tour was presented by MulticulturalArts Victoria (MAV) in partnership withthe Australian Government Department ofForeign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and ArtsVictoria, the tour represented a majorcoup in Chile-Australian relations.

MAV congratulates all artists involved andMAV thanks the Chilean Consul inMelbourne, the South Project and a veryspecial thanks to Carla Medina andVirginia Grenville in the AustralianEmbassy in Chile. Vive Chile!!

Xylouris Ensemble

MUSIC DELI BANDITALIANAAPRIL 27 2011

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Archie Roach with Amos Roach and David Arden-Music Deli Songs of Australia Feb 2011

Anbessa- Music DeliTapestry Dec 2010

Swing Patrol

Black Harmony Gathering

Cultural Diversity WeekViva Victoria

The Victorian MulticulturalCommission with Multicultural Arts

Victoria presents ‘Viva Victoria’ to celebrateCultural Diversity week in 2011. Featuring avast array of performers with heritage fromWest Africa to Eastern Europe, two mainstages will showcase incredible talents of theworld, united by music and dance inMelbourne’s multicultural city. Ethio-jazz starDereb the Ambassador will headline themain stage, warmed up by big beatpercussion favourites Afro Mandinko anddance by the Oromo community. The thirdannual festival has expanded this year withan additional youth stage in BMW Edge. The‘Ubuntu’ stage, programmed by MAV andMMYN (Multicultural Multifaith YouthNetwork) will be hosted by Fear of a BrownPlanet’s Nazeem Hussain and will featuresome of Melbourne’s young rising stars fromKoori jazz, Sudanese beats and Afro-Australian reggae.

"One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu- the essence of being human.“ Arch BishopDesmond Tutu, South Africa.

Premier's Gala Dinner

On the 19th March 2011 the Premier, theHon Ted Baillieu, will host a Gala Dinner atthe Crown Palladium to launch CulturalDiversity Week. This will be a spectacularevening of entertainment with community,government and business leaders tocelebrate Victoria’s cultural, linguistic andreligious diversity. Acts will include AsantiDance Theatre, Ileana Posas, Swing Patrol,the Chinese Federations of ChineseAssociation’s dance group and a specialcollaboration between Greek and Turkishcommunity dance groups.

Black Harmony Gathering

The Black Harmony Gathering is now in its7th year celebrating national Harmony Dayand the UN’s International Day for theElimination of Racial Discrimination.

The Black Harmony Gathering’s originsbloomed from a partnership betweenAustralia’s original and newest peoples.Elders of Melbourne’s Koori and Somalicommunities with help from MulticulturalArts Victoria developed the BlackHarmony Gathering, originally as a smallbackyard barbeque, to bring the communities

singing new and old folk songs. Later, JennyM Thomas and the System, performed someof their new arrangements of traditionalsongs. The Weddeburn Charming Emusperformed dance music from colonial times inthe Audi Foyer. The concert in the ElisabethMurdoch Hall (EMH) featured Mark Seymour,Archie Roach, Jen Cloher and Kate Fagansinging their own songs, traditional songs,and some songs by their favouritecontemporary Australian songwriters. “Whata great idea it deserves to be successful. It isa great way to let people see what diversitythere can be in folk song. It was a joy to be apart of such a good event” – Danny Spooner

Each of our Music Deli concerts have beenbuilt around a specific theme. Our next

concert Music Deli Banditaliana will takeplace on Wednesday April 27 at theMelbourne Recital Centre.

Featuring Italy’s Banditaliana from Tuscany –one of the most inspiring band of musicianson the international world music scene.Banditaliana was formed by Riccardo Tesi in1992 to play new arrangements of old Tuscansongs and dance tunes and also originalmusic inspired by their Tuscan heritage.Delicate and dynamic arrangements ofpassionate and expressive melodies will be ahighlight of their performance.

Supporting Banditaliana’s performance in theEMH will be La Bande di Sandro– an excitingnew band on the Australian music sceneplaying new arrangements of old villagesongs and music from Friul, Italy.

Then in the Salon before our feature concertthere will be performances by La Voce dellaLuna (Italian Women’s Choir of Melbourne)directed by Kavisha Mazzella and Roberto &Luciana de Sanctis. Free Foyer entertainmentfrom the Combined Accordion Orchestra.

5.30pm—SalonLa Voce della Luna (Italian Women's Choir ofMelbourne) directed by Kavisha MazzellaRoberto & Luciana de Sanctis – diatonicaccordion Tickets—$25 ($20 concession)

7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Banditaliana La Banda di Sandro Tickets—$45 ($40 concession)$90 Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children)

BOOKINGS: 03 9699 3333melbournerecital.com.au

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre,Multicultural Arts Victoria and ABC RadioNational’s Music Deli. Proudly Supported by:City of Melbourne, Arts Victoria, ItalianInstitute of Culture Melbourne and SylviaMiller and Associates.

Our first Music Deli event for 2011: MusicDeli Songs of Australia was presented onSaturday February 12. The event featuredsome of Australia’s finest contemporarysongs, together with some classicAustralian ballads. Each performer hadchosen a selection of traditional balladsto perform alongside some of their ownsongs. From the traditional repertoirethere were dark tales, historical stories,heartbreakers and footstompers. Like thebest contemporary songs, thesetraditional ballads offered a perspectiveon Australian identity. The contemporarysongs presented the performers’ ownstories and observations of Australia.

Danny Spooner performed in the Salon

Music Deli ConcertSeries Presented by Multicultural ArtsVictoria in Partnership with ABCRadio National’s Music Deli and theMelbourne Recital Centre

Following on from the success of threeMusic Deli events in the MelbourneRecital Centre, on December 4 2010Music Deli Tapestry concert took placepresenting a colourful tapestry of musicfrom around the world.

In the Salon we had vibrant Ethiopian,Congolese, Greek and Brazilian Rhythmsfeaturing Rene & Etienne, Anbessa andDoug de Vries & Diana Clark. In theElisabeth Murdoch Hall there wereSounds from Eastern Europe and SouthAfrica featuring Cosmo Cosmolino andValanga Khoza & band. In betweenperformances, the Audi Foyer was filledwith rich vocals by Tabura - West Papuanmusic and dance. “The Series has a realsense of occasion with the involvementof so many musicians and is such amarvelous opportunity for localperformers and their audiences toexperience the gorgeous acoustic of theRecital Centre” Judy Gunson – CosmoCosmolino

closer. It has grown to be a prominentMelbourne cultural festival. Held on the bank ofthe Yarra River at Fairfield Amphitheatre,Melbourne celebrates the music and dance ofour black brothers and sisters.

“It was created to not only inform and enlightennon-indigenous Australians about how we feelas traditional people of the first nation in thiscountry, but also for newly arrived and visitingblack cultures. A lot of people here never goteducated about the truth of our country or ourpeople. The Black Harmony Gathering wascreated for everybody to become aware ofeverybody else and become accepting throughthat education. “

Kutcha Edwards

Performances from First Australian legendsColoured Stone, Deline Briscoe and YungWarriors to big Afro-reggae band Ras Jahknow,Sudan’s Dombai Dance Group, MASSIVE, Starsof the Cook Islands and many more, the BlackHarmony Gathering will have you shakin whatya mama gave ya. You may find a brother fromanother mother or sister from another mister, sogather in Harmony, Sunday March 20th 2011.

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MIX IT UP

To launch the 2011season of Mix It Up!MAV has programmed a

series of Saturday afternoons atthe Famous Spiegel Garden. From1930’s style Greek Blues to avant-garde Ethiopian Jazz, fromprogressive Indian Electronica toMiddle Eastern Surf Rock, the MixIt Up! Saturday Sessions is dishingup a hefty dose of cross-culturaland cross-genre acts that willpush the boundaries in this muchloved vintage cabaret venue.

COMING UP...!

Ballarat Harmony2011

Ballarat will mark HarmonyWeek 2011 and celebrate “All

of Us” with a spectacular HarmonyFest to take place on Friday 18thMarch in the CBD from 5pm.

Harmony Fest will provide anopportunity for the whole Ballaratcommunity to celebrate a uniqueway of life and affirm their belief inthe right for all Australians to livewithout fear of racial or religiousdiscrimination.

In a regional city with amulticultural history and currently,an increasing cultural diversity, theHarmony Fest will explore andcelebrate what it is to be amember of this vibrant communityby providing a learning anddevelopment opportunity to themany individuals, groups,businesses and performers who willparticipate.

An exciting concert program will beproduced and presented by MAV inconjunction with the Ballarat CityCouncil, sponsored by VMC,Department of Planning &Community Development,Department of Industry, Innovationand Regional Development andUnited Nations Development Fundfor Women. Emerge Cultural Hubs2011.

CastlemaineFestivalSudanese Dance Project

Multicultural Arts Victoria,Castlemaine State

Festival and VMC are celebratingthe Sudanese contribution to thecommunity in Castlemaine througha cultural exchange project. Keento break down barriers and introducenon-Sudanese people to theirculture, the Sudanese dancers aredeveloping a culturally collaborativedance piece through a series ofworkshops and will perform at theOpening of the CastlemaineFestival on the 1st of April.

On the final day of the Festival,April 10th, the dancers will run aworkshop, bringing togetherSudanese and non-Sudanesecommunity as part of the GlobalGardens, in the Botanic Gardens inCastlemaine. All are very welcometo come along and join in, learnsome Sudanese dance and be apart of this great celebration.Emerge Cultural Hubs 2011.

Kutcha Edwardsyuyukatha

The Arts Centre inassociation with

Multicultural Arts Victoriapresents Kutcha Edwards -yuyukatha. yuyukatha is amusical and story-tellingperformance that takes you on acultural journey. In the greatAboriginal tradition, KutchaEdwards tells his incredible life'sjourney through a series of songs &stories − some funny, others heart-rending. Kutcha shares hisexperience of the StolenGenerations as seen through theeyes of someone taken from thebanks of the Murrumbidgee Riveras a young child. His music touches

the soul and through his humourand insights we realise that withrecognition of the true Aboriginalhistory, there can be can be hopeof reconciliation. Date & Time: Sat.5 March, 5pm. Tix: Adults: $30,Conc: $25. Bookings:1300 182 183

Drum Festival2011

Drum Theatre and the Cityof Greater Dandenong are

excited to announce the DrumFestival 2011. Highlights of thefestival include FREE performances,workshops and evening events atDrum Theatre on March 18 and 19.Over two breathtaking days,unleash your inner percussionistand point yourself to the DrumFestival. Celebrate the beats thatinspire and the beats ofDandenong! Tickets for eveningperformances and workshops withRay Pereira and David Jones(Workshops free for Greater City ofDandenong residents) Tickets andmore info: (03) 9771 6666www.drumtheatre.com.au

Suzuki NightMarkets

MAV in association withthe Queen Victoria

Market presents the Suzuki NightMarket every Wednesday nightthrough summer until 2nd March.Between 6.30pm and 10.00pmthere will be free liveentertainment on three differentstages, showcasing incrediblytalented artists hailing from allover the world. Every week at theNight Market will be exciting, witha huge variety of music and dancefrom Flamenco to Folk, Bollywoodto Balkan, Swing to Salsa andeverything in between! Coming up-Del Barrio and Salsa FoundationMarch 2!

Folio Editorial TeamEditor-in-Chief Jill MorganSub-EditorsAndrea Makris, Deshani Wickremasinghe,Claudia Escobar, Penne ThorntonTony Yap, Anne HarkinSuzi Cordell

Multicultural Arts Victoria StaffExecutive Officer Jill MorganFinance Officer Hung NguyenAdmin & Publicity Coordinator DeshaniWickremasingheMarketing and Development OfficerClaudia EscobarProject Officers Anita Larkin, Anne HarkinEvents & Operations Coordinator MegLarkin, Andrea MakrisYouth Officer Penne ThorntonEmerge Cultural Hubs Coordinator SuziCordell

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