A wonderful and inspiring musical event that brings together music and voice from Australia and around the world. Conversations with Musicians follows the sacred music concert.
Here are some of the musicians and vocalists who are sharing their experience:William Barton is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading didgeridoo players and composers. With his prodigious musicality and the quiet conviction of his Kalkadunga heritage, he has vastly expanded the horizons of the didgeridoo — and the culture and landscape that it represents.
Aunty Delmae Barton, is a descendent of the Bidjara tribe on her mother’s side. Aunty Delmae has a long life journey of performance and a vast array of collaborative projects in regional Australia, at national arts centres in our capital cities as well as representing Australia on the international stage from Canada to UK, Italy, France and China. Aunty Delmae is widely recognised as Australia’s Dreamtime Opera Diva.
Sami Yusuf is an Iranian-born British Muslim singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and humanitarian.. His work is marked by blending different musical styles and genres, including elements from Sufi, folk, and rock music. He uses his multilingual and multi-instrumentalist style to address social, spiritual, and humanitarian issues.
Zain Bhikha is a South African singer-songwriter who performs Islamic nasheed songs. Associated with other Muslim musicians, including Yusuf Islam and Dawud Wharnsby, Zain Bhikha has collaborated on albums and also released several solo albums. Zain Bhikha sometimes performs with a drummer and several backup vocalists who were the African singers in the Disney cartoon movie The Lion King.
Shilpi Dey is an innate artistic talent and continues to bring her creative passion in singing and painting from her early childhood. She was born in Bangladesh and has been in Australia since 1995. She is a sought after artist in Melbourne. She released her first album in 2010 and her recent song has been selected for a Major National event in Bangladesh.
Cantor Michel Laloum was born in Belgium, and raised in Australia, with a strong Yiddishist/Bundist influence on his mother’s side, and a traditionalist Sephardic influence on his father’s. Michel has performed and lectured extensively. His passion for interfaith dialogue also brought about closer working relationships between Jews, Protestants, Catholics and Buddhists.
Joining with Sikh musicians and vocalists, Heather Lee, soprano and Kim Cunio, the Choir of Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School and composer/pianist, Michael Westlake.
The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne looks forward to seeing you online. Reserve your spot today and please share this opportunity with your friends, family and faith community.
Where: online virtual concert
Cost: Free
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The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne (ICM)
Address: PO Box 18335, Collins Street East, Melbourne Vic 8003
Cost: Free
Bookings: registration online through Interfaith Centre of Melbourne
The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne (ICM)
Address: PO Box 18335, Collins Street East, Melbourne Vic 8003
Email: info@interfaithcentre.org.au
Website: https://interfaithcentre.org.au