ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ students feature at major festival
The CASM choir, Keriba Wakai, in rehearsal for the festival.
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Friday, 7 September 2001
AROUND 30 students and staff from ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ University will share the stage with some of the biggest names in Australian music at this weekend's Yeperenye Federation Festival in Alice Springs.
The two-day music and dance festival (on September 8 and 9) will be the largest gathering of indigenous communities in Australia's history, bringing together almost 4000 performers.
Students from Australia's leading indigenous music school, the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) at ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ University, were invited to take part in the event, which is the biggest held in Australia since the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympic Games.
CASM's choir, Keriba Wakai (meaning "Our Voice") will chime in during renditions of "My Island Home" (with Christine Anu and George Warrumbu) and "Yill Lul" (with Joe Geia). But their turn to really shine is when they share the spotlight with renowned Australian songwriters Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody, singing "From Little Things Big Things Grow".
"Our students are thrilled about performing at the event," said CASM coordinator Ms Jenny Newsome.
"This represents a tribute to our students' skills, and it's a significant achievement for them