QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL, YARRABAH ABORIGINAL SHIRE COUNCIL AND QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT PRESENT
SAT 15 JUNE Open Air Stage Jilara Oval, Yarrabah Gates Open at 11.30am
FREE ENTRY - REGISTER ONLINE yarrabahfest.com.au
WANJIRRDA HELLO GADAAN BULMBA ERRIBA WELCOME TO YARRABAH FESTIVAL SCHEDULE - SATURDAY 15 JUNE 2019 YARRABAH ARTS PRECINCT
WORKSHOP STALLS
11:30am
GATES OPEN
12:00pm
Exhibition Launch: Jabu Birriny (land + sea)
Registration required Spear Making – Shield Making – Weaving
Boardwalk tour (FREE)
Registration required Spear Making – Shield Making – Weaving
MAIN STAGE, JILARA OVAL
Ongoing workshops (FREE) (12:00-4:00pm) Shell Necklace making
1:00pm
2:00pm
Menmuny Museum, Yarrabah Arts Centre and rainforest boardwalk open to the public till 4:00pm.
2:25pm
Registration required Spear Making – Shield Making – Weaving
Weaving demonstrations Childrens’ activities hosted by RAATSIC (Remote Area Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Child Care) 0-2 year old children play space
2:50pm
WELCOME TO COUNTRY & BLESSING
CAPE YORK BAND NESARIAH MURGHA
3:05pm
3M PRIDE
3:20pm
NORMAN JOHNSTON & ANDREW MILLER
3:35pm
GUDDI GUDDI RAP
3:50pm
YARRABAH BRASS BAND
4:10pm
ST AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE BIG BAND
4:50pm
ANDREW WILSON
5:10pm
DJUN DJUN JARRA
5:30pm
THANDI PHOENIX
6:20pm
NIGHT OWLS
6:45pm
BLACK CARRUBIANS
7:10pm
BAKER BOY
8:00pm
YOTHU YINDI
9:00pm
EVENT ENDS
MESSAGE OF SUPPORT The community of Yarrabah has been admired by Queensland for its musical spirit. In 2019, thousands of people will once again make the journey to the traditional land of the Gunggandji people for the annual Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival. Presented by the Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council and Queensland Music Festival, the Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival allows community acts and emerging artists to share a stage and a song with some of Australia’s most-admired musicians. Beyond the mainstage, this family friendly event also features local arts and crafts, amusements rides and food stalls. The audience for this much-loved destination festival has more than tripled in recent years – a true testament to the Yarrabah community’s generosity and hospitality. The Queensland Government knows that music can be a powerful instrument of reconciliation and we are committed to delivering initiatives which foster community pride and inclusion. As part of our Reconciliation Action Plan 2018-2021, the Queensland Government has identified 18 actions and 69 targets to set us on a path toward greater unity over the next three years. And we continue to strengthen our partnerships with councils and communities across the State to support the optimum health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples throughout Queensland. We hope you enjoy the Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival – a jewel of a festival on a treasured parth of the Queensland Coast.
ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK MP PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND MINISTER FOR TRADE
LEEANNE ENOCH MP MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND THE GREAT BARRIER REEF MINISTER FOR SCIENCE AND MINISTER FOR THE ARTS
WANJIRRDA! On behalf of all Yarrabah Community Elders, we the Djunngal Elders Group of Yarrabah would like to welcome everyone to the Yarrabah Music & Cultural Festival 2019. We would like to extend a warm greeting to all who have traveled from near and far to join us on this occasion to celebrate our community in music, art and culture. We are honoured to have Yothu Yindi, Baker Boy and Thandi Phoenix gracing the stage at this years event and are also proud to see our fantastic local talent joining these artists centre stage. These artists include the legendary Yarrabah Brass Band, as well as the Black Carrubians, Night Owls, Djun Djun Jarra, Andrew Wilson, Guddi Guddi Rap, Norman Johnston & Andrew Miller, 3M Pride and Nesariah Murgha. We encourage you all to participate, look, listen and learn from members of our community and enjoy being with us in this beautiful place we call ‘Paradise by the Sea’. Gaddan Gaddan Come, come/Welcome, Welcome Yiyi! Thank You Djunngal Elders Group
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LEGEND CAR PARKING
AMUSEMENT RIDES
BUS DROP OFF & PICKUP
SEATING AREA (BYO PICNIC RUG)
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TRIPLE M CHILL OUT ZONE
STAGE
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
FOOD STALLS
TOILETS
ARTS & CRAFT STALLS
FIRST AID
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SPEAR MAKING* • SHIELD MAKING* • PANDANUS WEAVING* • SHELL NECKLACES • WEAVING • DAMPER MAKING • KIDS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES • 0-12 MONTH EARLY CHILDHOOD SPACE *PAID TICKET WORKSHOP
MARKET STALLS HALEEMA & LOUIS ARTS & CRAFT STALL • RICHARDS SALT & PEPPER TAKEAWAY • ALL AMERICAN FRIED • DEVENA MAY SWEETS & HOT FOOD • BETINA & STEPHEN FOOD STALL • KAY & NYOKA ISLAND FLAVOURS • NATIVE CREATIONS GARTH MURGHA • KATHY’S ICE CREAM, SORBET & YOGHURTS • PLUS MORE
PERFORMERS YOTHU YINDI Yothu Yindi is the most successful and internationally-recognised Aboriginal band in Australia. Yothu Yindi (“mother and child”) is a kinship term used by the Yolngu people of the Northern Territory’s Arnham Land. The band merges traditional with contemporary styles, and more broadly, promotes mutual respect and understanding in the coming together of different cultures Yothu Yindi’s most widely known song, “Treaty“, peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA singles charts in 1991 and the related album Tribal Voice peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA albums charts. In December 2012 Yothu Yindi were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, with Peter Garrett and Paul Kelly introducing the group. Yothu Yindi original members will be sharing the stage for the first time since M Yunupingu’s passing in 2013 in a reunion performance at Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival 2019, with Yirrnga Yunupingu stepping into his uncle’s role as lead vocalist.
BAKER BOY In Arnhem Land they call Baker Boy the ‘fresh new prince’. Raised in the remote NT communities of Yurrwi and Maningrida, 22 yearold Danzal Baker, aka Baker Boy, raps in Yolngu Matha language representing his bloodlines. He has supported the likes of 50 Cent and Dizzee Rascal, played prime festival slots at Splendour in the Grass, Laneway, Golden Plains and WOMADelaide, and sold out his first headline tour in May 2018. Young, strong and proud Baker Boy raps in Yolngu Matha language representing his Arnhem Land bloodlines. He knows his value, his worth and he raps so others get it.
THANDI PHOENIX Thandi Phoenix possess a voice like no other, channeling her raw, powerful and honest sound to the world. At just 25, the Sydney based singer-songwriter has accomplished so much drawing audiences and attention through her unique voice and sound fusing pop with electronica. She rose to popularity with her 2016 single ‘Tell Me Where All The Lovers Are’ which was added to the Triple J full rotation, as well as hitting #1 on Spotify’s Australian viral charts. She has also toured with some of Australia’s biggest acts, joining Vera Blue on her tour as well as performing at the Sydney Opera House with Ta-Ku, Wafia and Sampa The Great. Thandi’s talents have been recognised not only domestically but also internationally, with her music endorsed by international artists with the likes of Jhene Aiko, Tinashe, Rudimental and Tinie Tempah, all who she has joined on their Australian tours.
YARRABAH BRASS BAND Until the 1950s, the community of Yarrabah in Far North Queensland was home to one of the best brass bands in the state. Yarrabah has a rich history of instrumental music with the first brass band being formed in 1901, which toured across the state taking the sounds of Yarrabah far and wide. That tradition was dormant for more than 40 years until Greg Fourmile, fifth generation descendant of the Yarrabah Brass Band, helped to bring the band back together in 2013 with support from Queensland Music Festival. The Band made their debut that same year at the Yarrabah Band Festival, which is now an annual event in the Queensland Music Festival calendar. Led by Greg Fourmile, the band consists of members of all ages from the Yarrabah community who perform together on a regular basis. In 2014, the band performed at the G20 Cultural Celebrations Tropical Jam concert at Fogarty Park and they continue to perform for various community celebrations. The Band has also featured at the Yarrabah Band Festival, now the Yarrabah Music & Cultural Festival, every year since their debut, and they are excited to return for the 7th year in a row!
LOCAL PERFORMERS Black Carrubians Night Owls Dhun Djun Jarra Andrew Willson St Augustine’s College Big Band
Guddi Guddi Rap Norman Johnstone & Andrew Miller 3M Pride Nesariah Murgha Cape York Band
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ABOUT YARRABAH MUSIC & CULTURAL FESTIVAL Yarrabah has a long history of brass music. In 1901 the first brass band was formed and became part of the community’s identity. The band was known to be one of the best brass bands in the state of Queensland, and flourished through to the 1950’s. In 2012 Yarrabah Elders approached Queensland Music Festival to recreate a band program. In partnership with the Gindaja Treatment and Healing Indigenous Corporation, the new Yarrabah Brass Band was formed in 2013, bringing members of all ages back together again to play and celebrate music. Sparked by the renewed sense of pride in the musical community, the inaugural Yarrabah Band Festival, now Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival, was a major initiative of the 2013 festival.
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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Department of Communications and the Arts’ Festivals Australia program. The Queensland Government, via Tourism and Events Queensland’s Destination Events Program, is proud to support the Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival, which features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar, worth $800 million to the state’s economy in 2019. Queensland Music Festival will be capturing footage during this event. By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your lankness in promotional, and or marketing material. All such photographs and footage shall be sole property of Queensland Music Festival, releasing Queensland Music Festival from any and all liability on account of such usage. If you do not wish to be subject to the forgoing, please talk to one of our staff. Thank you for your cooperation.
yarrabahfest.com.au SPECIAL THANKS: Yarrabah Music & Cultural Festival is an exciting event and a result of the contributions of so many wonderful people. A big thank you goes to King Jabaan, Howard Taylor, Steven Oliver, Greg Fourmile, Cherie Spannenburg, Gungganji Dancers, Jacinta Keys, Lynese Hari, Shaun Murgha, Haleema Enoch, Benjamin Johnson, Gail Ambrym, PJ Rosas, Violet Stanna, Thaddeaus Johnson, Evelyn Ambrym, Virginia Ambrym, Menmuny Murgha, Shatner Patterson, Hope Patterson and June Noble, Merindi Shrieber, Lynelle Murgha, Liam Maza, Stage & Screen Travel, St Augustine’s College, Final Touch Productions, Yarrabah PCYC, Yarricino, Gilpul Catering, Yarrabah State School, Yarrabah Police Station, and the community of Yarrabah, its elders, past, present and future, for embracing, making and supporting music.