Voices From The Vacant Lot

Voices from the Vacant Lot are at the forefront of a rapidly expanding Australian cultural movement. Rooted in a sense of the importance of a culturally diverse society and the importance of music as a force for the empowerment of all people, this movement exists as a growing number of choral groups, drumming ensembles and street performers. An extraordinary total of 14 or more vocal, performance and teaching groups have been established in the last 10 years by singers from the ranks of this ensemble alone.

Voices from the Vacant Lot have worked together to build a diverse and powerful repertoire sourced from research and interaction with a wide range of musical cultures. Over the past fifteen years members of Voices from the Vacant Lot have been studying choral music from South Africa, Bulgaria, Russia, Georgia; capoeira and samba from Brazil; drumming with African and
Cuban musicians; and shared skills in composition, arrangement, performance, vocal technique, conducting and musicology with each other. They have arranged and performed songs in as many as 20 different languages, always referring our pronunciation and cultural content back to community members and native speakers from these cultures, both here and overseas.

Website: www.voicesfromthevacantlot.net

When are they on?  Wednesday September 10, 8pm
Click here to book online for their show!