MAIN ROOM / Pre-sale $15 + booking fees, $20 on the door
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Altar Ego and Rebel LION present MUSIC 4 LIBERATION; a live music fundraising event for Black Peoples Union on Thursday March 14th. Black Peoples Union are an organisation that aim to empower indigenous people through self determination and sovereignty and don’t receive government funding, so this is our way of supporting and standing in solidarity with an organisation that are doing important means to disrupt the status quo with voice and direct action and bring justice and collective healing. 50% of the total ticket sales will be donated and if anybody would like to donate more, we will link them to the website or even we can donate on your behalf.
Music 4 Liberation is exactly what the title exudes. We have three amazing acts offering a range of sounds, from neo soul jazz with Dakini Cuddle to soulful blues with Oscar LaDell and then reggae-rock Afrobeat with Roots & Culture.
Roots & Culture - Birthed from their very own roots & culture, the band performs all original roots rock reggae afrobeat traditional Senegalese music from Australia to Senegambia. Originating from housemates in Brunswick to brothers one & the same united on stage.
Oscar LaDell and his band blend the influences of Blues and Soul music with an eclectic ear for sonic texture and melody to tell deeply moving stories set against the backdrop of irresistible grooves.'
Dakini Cuddle is a soul jazz funk four piece with alluring components and psychedelic tendencies. The band is fresh to Naarm's music scene and involves Tyla Moonchild on vocals and guitar, Rory Wilson on bass, Gabe Coleman on keys and Oliver George on drums.
The Retreat Hotel would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which The Retreat now stands, and pay our respects to all elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that our venue operates on stolen land.