Big Fella Festival - Falls Creek
For over 30,000 years Indigenous Australians have been coming to the high plains, in the shadows of 'Big Fella' (Mt Bogong) to share their rich culture and the best of contemporary Australian Indigenous music. | ||
| Coming into its third year, The Big Fella Festival hosts some of the nation's top indigenous artists on January 2, 2011. It is a fusion of music, story telling and the Koorie Night Market which has never travelled from Melbourne to regional Victoria before. This ground-breaking venture got off the ground in 2009 with numerous stall holders bringing arts, crafts and a range of bush tucker including traditional herbs, spices, roo burgers and maybe some croc and Emu. Last year featured legendary singer/songwriter Archie Roach, Deline Briscow, an exciting new indigenous musician, Tjimba and the Yung Warriors Hip Hop group, The Grenadines, an exotic blend of modern and traditional talent, and a Falls Creek regular Bomba. It is free to come along., so join us for a celebration of thousands of years of indigenous culture in the shadows of the ‘Big Fella’ - Mt Bogong. | ||
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Koorie Night Market Bio | ||
| The Koorie Night Market (KNM) is an Aboriginal festival celebrating and promoting Koorie arts, culture and identity. Consisting of well known Koorie musicians and a range of arts, crafts and services offered by in excess of 40 Koorie artisan-stallholders at each market, the Koorie Night Market has an electric atmosphere and is a bridge between cultures. Organised by Koorie Night Market Inc the markets are a meeting place, community builder, cultural showcase and business incubator. They provide the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community with an opportunity promote their talents and their cultures, and to build sustainable relationships. Attended by in excess of 2,500 people from the Koorie and mainstream communities, the Koorie Night Market provides an evocative cross-cultural experience within and between these communities. KNM Inc is a newly formed, majority Indigenous controlled organisation. Board members include representatives from partner organisations, stallholders and the Koorie community. | ||
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| For more information about the Koorie Night Market, click here to visit their web site... | ||
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| Artists who performed at the 2010 Big Fella Festival. Pic: Chris Hocking | ||
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