Entertainment
9 July, 2024
‘No Shame in My Game’ is deadly serious at CIAF 2024
TWO deadly women will be headlining this year’s Cairns Indigenous Art Fair entertainment with their world class R&B and hip-hop to elevate the art fair’s 15th anniversary to new heights.
Formerly a member of Shakaya, Cairns’ Simone Stacey will be joining the talented hip-hop artist BARKAA on stage with six talented young First Nations singers’ part of Ms Stacey’s ‘No Shame in my Game’ music development program for an exciting show at the Tanks Arts Centre on July 27.
BARKAA, who came into the scene in 2020, will bring her strong messages on systemic racism, culture and the struggles of being Indigenous.
“Returning to CIAF is very deadly and it’s great for the girls who are going to be with me on stage with such an amazing hip-hop artist like BARKAA. The girls are really excited to meet her,” Ms Stacey said.
“For this performance I’m bringing my original songs that have never been released and the girls have also written a song through the No Shame in my Game program and they’ll be performing it.
“These songs are about me being a young mother at 18 and young wife at 23 and escaping a domestic violence marriage of 13 years, and these songs flourished after that experience.”
Drawing on her experience as an artist and a youth coordinator, Ms Stacey created No Shame in My Game to give young people a chance to find solace and healing through music.
She said the program used narrative therapy practices to support self-expression.
Georgina Thomas-Peddell said "we’re really excited to be performing at CIAF and some of the girls and I have actually performed at CIAF before, so we’re excited to be back and be singing on stage with Auntie Simone and with BARKAA".
CIAF will celebrate its 15th anniversary from Thursday, July 25 to Sunday, July 28. To view the CIAF 2024 program or buy tickets, visit
www.ciaf.com.au
