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Smith Street Dreaming is brought to you by Yarra City Council with the support of the Victorian Government.

Smith Street Dreaming - Country Style is a special gathering of Dancers and Musicians that will honour Elders, Families and Community through Traditional Ceremony in Fitzroy.

Featuring:

Uncle Johnny Lovett

Uncle Herb Patten

Djirri Djirri Dancers

Lee Sonnyboy Morgan Show

Murrundaya Yepengna Dance Troup

MypathSoul

Bandok Tati, The Small Ant Brothers

Fire Starter Chris Hume

Narrator Jason Tamiru

And more…

The team from Killara Foundation will be onsite serving free hot drinks.

Our theme is country so bring your hats and boots, for a deadly country time.

Stick around for the open mic session from 5-7pm.

Smith Street Dreaming – One Street – Many Mobs – One Community

Monica Jasmine Karo, also known as MpathSoul is a Gunai and Gunditjmara multi-disciplinary artist. Monica has spent the last 10 years performing her craft as a singer-songwriter, actor, and spoken-word poet in Naarm and across Australia.

This year in 2023 Monica has performed her original music on many stages such as the Share The Spirit Festival at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Wominjeka Festival Balnarring, and Clunes Booktown Festival, also performed as a backing vocalist for Dave Ardens’ sold out show of Meerta at Melbourne’s Arts Centre for Yirramboi Festival.

Recently Monica had audiences in stitches in her lead role in Maurial Spearim’s comedy Inside Out at Malthouse Theatre; the show premiered at this year’s Yirramboi Festival 2023 - Monica sung and acted in the “playful, fearless” lead role of Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s Green Room award-winning production of Heart is a Wasteland. The play, written by John Harvey and directed by Dr. Rachael Maza, toured sold out seasons in 2021 and 2022 including Darwin Festival 2021 and Arts Centre Melbourne 2022.

In late 2022 Monica was nominated for the Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent, and was a lead performing artist in the collaborative multidisciplinary theatre show of the The Dreaming Project at Footscray Community Arts. Monica's working on her debut album, of which her music is soulful folk & R'n'B, with lyrics of healing, connection and spirit.

Bandok Tati, meaning Small Ant Brothers in the Woiwurrung language, is a Wurundjeri young men's dance group based out of Bunurong and Wurundjeri land. The boys pride themselves on their authenticity and their strength in their connection to their culture. They dance to keep their culture alive, and to make sure their traditions and their ceremonies will never be forgotten.

Lee Sonnyboy Morgan a Gunditjmara/Kirrea Whuurrung man hailing from the southwest of Vic Framingham Native settlement is a man to watch. His wild guitar playing & songwriting is all shook up with the fire of Hendrix the articulation of Brad Paisley & the sensitive touch of Mark Knoffler.

Sonnyboy’s Lyrics are of life & land, love lost & love found & sprinkled with the style of Emmylou Harris Willy Nelson & Springsteen in their story telling nature.

Morgan has performed with some of Australia’s biggest names. Barnsey, Paul Kelly, Shane Howard, Jessica Mouboy, Neil Murray & Archie Roach just to name a few.

Note: This event will be politically free