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Sultan swings in to kick-start NAIDOC celebrations
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| Double ARIA Award winner Dan Sultan will headline a free concert of national and local Indigenous musicians next Sunday to kick-start NAIDOC week celebrations across the region. |
25 June 2012
Double ARIA Award winner Dan Sultan will headline a free concert of national and local Indigenous musicians next Sunday to kick-start NAIDOC week celebrations across the region.
Sultan – who won ARIAs for the Best Blues & Roots Album and Male Artist of the Year in 2010 – will perform at this years’ NAIDOC on the Peninsula celebrations on Acton Peninsula in Canberra on Sunday 1 July.
NAIDOC on the Peninsula is presented by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) to celebrate the cultural heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their contributions to Australian society.
Live entertainment includes performances from the popular pop/folk duo Microwave Jenny and celebrated Indigenous hip-hop trio The Last Kinection. Local acts include Hung Parliament, Johnny Huckle, Hidden Desire, Stick N Move, and The Riverbank Band
The day will also feature traditional dance performances from the very popular Wiradjuri Echoes and the Zugubal Dance Team - a four member Torres Strait Islander dance group from Badu Island.
As the biggest NAIDOC event in the ACT, the day also features an array of over 50 information and market stalls hosted by State and Federal Government departments, Non-Government and Community organisations, Indigenous arts and crafts outlets and a host of free child-related activities and amusement rides.
NAIDOC on the Peninsula starts with an official flag-raising ceremony at 10.30am with entertainment beginning from 11am.
Click here for more information on the day.