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Stories of humanity told by trees. Experience tales of connection and dislocation, growth and survival along with observations of the park for over 150 years, all set in a world where humans and trees live harmoniously side by side. STEP 1. Grab your smartphone and headphones and take a spell from busy life with a…

Heard Instinct Open Mic Nights is a new initiative for and by a growing community of young creatives from diverse cultural backgrounds living in Shepparton. Kicking off on Valentine’s Day, Thursday 14 February, the nights will take place fortnightly from 6 -10pm at Shingo’s Coffee Lounge and will be hosted by veteran hip hop artist/…

Diversity Arts Australia has just announced that registrations are open for the Fair Play Symposium. First Nations, Disability, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities will share knowledge, leading practice and lived experience at the Fair Play Symposium. Focusing on practical ways to improve equity and inclusion, this symposium is specifically designed for the Victorian arts…

Internationally renowned oud player, vocalist and percussionist, Yohai Cohen performs Moroccan Andalusian and cha’abi (popular) music in Hebrew and Arabic. In June 2017, Yohai Cohen officially launched his new Quintet, a Moroccan Jewish music project with sold out concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, captivating crowds with an exciting range of energising, foot-stomping songs of celebration,…

Join us for a night that fuses Afro jazz, deep world music beats, and funk to create some truly awe-inspiring rhythms and melodies, perfect to get cha body moving! Senegambian Jazz Band It is nearly impossible to describe in words, a world act that covers so much ground in a single performance. Trying to explain…

Lamine Sonko’s work is a unique synthesis of contemporary and traditional Senegalese music, steeped in a rich cultural musical legacy that has informed his work as a composer and multi-instrumentalist. Praised for ‘speaking a new language’ where ‘the vibrations and soul felt in the music are uplifting’ (The Age), 13:12 now sees the artist explore…

Diaspora is a Melbourne-based ensemble comprising the heavyweights of the local Albanian music scene. Performing an array of dynamic and moving traditional Albanian folk songs that touch on the four corners of the region, this unique ensemble presents a window into one of Melbourne’s oldest and diverse migrant communities. For most musicians and musicologists in…