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About "Small Island Big Song - Project trailer"
Small Island Big Song is a music, film, live project featuring over a hundred musicians across 16 island nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, creating a contemporary and relevant musical statement of a region in the frontline of cultural and environmental challenges.
Recorded, written, and produced in nature on the artist's homelands.
https://www.smallislandbigsong.com/
ALBUM - CONCERT - FEATURE FILM - ONLINE
The album - 'Small Island Big Song' was released in 2018.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK - BBC RADIO 6 - THE LAUREN LAVERNE SHOW
BEST ALBUM ASIA/PACIFIC 2019 - SONGLINES UK - MUSIC AWARDS
BEST TEN ALBUMS OF 2019 - GERMAN MUSIC CRITICS AWARD
BEST
CONCEPT ALBUM - AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS 2019 (NOMINATED)
The concert premiered at SXSW 2018 (official invitation) Austin, Texas, since then touring Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Playing main stage shows at festivals such as Colors of Ostrava, Rudolstadt & Etnosur, reaching over 170K live audiences.
The documentary 'Small Island Big Song - An Oceanic Songline', is currently in the festival circuit with a theatrical release of 2mths across Japan and in competition for best documentary in the Australia AACTA Awards and in Los Angele's IDA Awards (International Documentary Association).
Our website explores the cultural connections across the Indo-Pacific, featuring the artists and nature we met on the creative journey.
BEST
MUSIC WEBSITE - AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS 2019 (NOMINATED)
https://www.smallislandbigsong.com/
Featured Artists and their homelands.
Alena Murang - Kelabit – Sarawak/Borneo/Malaysia
Airileke Ingram - Motu - Papua New Guinea
Arthur Borman - Bidayuh - Sarawak/Borneo/Malaysia
Ben Hakalitz - Selau - Papua New Guinea
Charles Maimarosia - Are'Are – The Solomon Islands
Clara Andrianaivo – Bestileo - Madagascar
Djanav Zengror – Paiwan - Taiwan
Gabriel Bani -
Zenadth Kes - Torres Strait/Australia
Gus Teja – Balinese – Bali/Indonesia
Horomona Horo – Maori – Aotearoa/New Zealand
Jerome Kavanagh – Maori – Aotearoa/New Zealand
Kekuhi Kealiikanakaoleohaililani – Hawaiian – Hawai’i
Markham Galut - Wampar - Papua New Guinea
Mau Power - Kalay Laga– Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait, Australia
Kowoya – Selau - Selau - Papua New Guinea
Kompung Hut - Malay - Singapore
Kuana Torres Kahele – Hawaiian – Hawai’i,
The Leweton Cultural Experience
O Tahiti E (Group) – Tahitian - Tahiti
Piteyru Ukah – Truku - Taiwan
Rajery – Merina - Madagascar
Richard Mogu - Motu - Papua New Guinea
Ado Kaliting Pacidal - Pangcah - Taiwan
Sauljalui - Paiwan - Taiwan
Sammy Samoela – Merina - Madagascar
Sandro – Vezo - Madagascar
Saroba (Group) – Antanosy & Bara - Madagascar
Tai Siao-Chun – Paiwan - Taiwan
Tarika Sammy (Group) – Malagasy - Madagascar
The Ankievo Village Band (Group) – Vezo - Madagascar
Waimihi Hotere – Maori – Aotearoa/New Zealand
Will Kepa – Kulkalgal - Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait/Australia
Yoyo Tuki – Rapa Nui – Rapa Nui/Easter Island
We are currently working on the next phase and reaching out to climate scientists and cultural elders to produce music with the wisdom and knowledge, heart, and mind united.
Anyway, that's the pitch, but we are also real people behind this doing what we can with our skills for our planet (in need at this time), please get in touch if we can help with something.
Tim n BaoBao (Project producers)
Recorded, written, and produced in nature on the artist's homelands.
https://www.smallislandbigsong.com/
ALBUM - CONCERT - FEATURE FILM - ONLINE
The album - 'Small Island Big Song' was released in 2018.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK - BBC RADIO 6 - THE LAUREN LAVERNE SHOW
BEST ALBUM ASIA/PACIFIC 2019 - SONGLINES UK - MUSIC AWARDS
BEST TEN ALBUMS OF 2019 - GERMAN MUSIC CRITICS AWARD
BEST
CONCEPT ALBUM - AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS 2019 (NOMINATED)
The concert premiered at SXSW 2018 (official invitation) Austin, Texas, since then touring Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Playing main stage shows at festivals such as Colors of Ostrava, Rudolstadt & Etnosur, reaching over 170K live audiences.
The documentary 'Small Island Big Song - An Oceanic Songline', is currently in the festival circuit with a theatrical release of 2mths across Japan and in competition for best documentary in the Australia AACTA Awards and in Los Angele's IDA Awards (International Documentary Association).
Our website explores the cultural connections across the Indo-Pacific, featuring the artists and nature we met on the creative journey.
BEST
MUSIC WEBSITE - AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS 2019 (NOMINATED)
https://www.smallislandbigsong.com/
Featured Artists and their homelands.
Alena Murang - Kelabit – Sarawak/Borneo/Malaysia
Airileke Ingram - Motu - Papua New Guinea
Arthur Borman - Bidayuh - Sarawak/Borneo/Malaysia
Ben Hakalitz - Selau - Papua New Guinea
Charles Maimarosia - Are'Are – The Solomon Islands
Clara Andrianaivo – Bestileo - Madagascar
Djanav Zengror – Paiwan - Taiwan
Gabriel Bani -
Zenadth Kes - Torres Strait/Australia
Gus Teja – Balinese – Bali/Indonesia
Horomona Horo – Maori – Aotearoa/New Zealand
Jerome Kavanagh – Maori – Aotearoa/New Zealand
Kekuhi Kealiikanakaoleohaililani – Hawaiian – Hawai’i
Markham Galut - Wampar - Papua New Guinea
Mau Power - Kalay Laga– Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait, Australia
Kowoya – Selau - Selau - Papua New Guinea
Kompung Hut - Malay - Singapore
Kuana Torres Kahele – Hawaiian – Hawai’i,
The Leweton Cultural Experience
O Tahiti E (Group) – Tahitian - Tahiti
Piteyru Ukah – Truku - Taiwan
Rajery – Merina - Madagascar
Richard Mogu - Motu - Papua New Guinea
Ado Kaliting Pacidal - Pangcah - Taiwan
Sauljalui - Paiwan - Taiwan
Sammy Samoela – Merina - Madagascar
Sandro – Vezo - Madagascar
Saroba (Group) – Antanosy & Bara - Madagascar
Tai Siao-Chun – Paiwan - Taiwan
Tarika Sammy (Group) – Malagasy - Madagascar
The Ankievo Village Band (Group) – Vezo - Madagascar
Waimihi Hotere – Maori – Aotearoa/New Zealand
Will Kepa – Kulkalgal - Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait/Australia
Yoyo Tuki – Rapa Nui – Rapa Nui/Easter Island
We are currently working on the next phase and reaching out to climate scientists and cultural elders to produce music with the wisdom and knowledge, heart, and mind united.
Anyway, that's the pitch, but we are also real people behind this doing what we can with our skills for our planet (in need at this time), please get in touch if we can help with something.
Tim n BaoBao (Project producers)
