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A new look for Mnase dispensary

By TanzaniaNo Comments

Another upgrade happening now!!!!! Check out the video. It is amazing how music connected us to this Tanzanian village over 20 years ago. Last year, due to storms and 16 years wear and tear, Mnase medical dispensary got a new roof and windows. This year the inside roof panels where the leaks had damaged ceilings have been repaired and everything has been painted, and soon they will have new seating, curtains and a flat screen TV in the waiting room for patients’ education on health, news and entertainment.

2. April 2025
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A new look for Mnase dispensary 2

By TanzaniaNo Comments

The first set of pictures are before the work was completed – showing the years of wear and tear. Door handles broken, seats worn out, leaks from storms damaging ceilings and paintwork crumbling. The second set – the work being carried out and the third set after the repair work. Very exciting to see it all looking as new.

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2. April 2025
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Oh Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked two weeks in his moccasins.

Beautiful Sioux Prayer
15. January 2025
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Nations gather for summit at Muckleshoot reservation

By First NationsNo Comments

It was an honour to be invited by Grand Chief Lynda Prince to help at a summit of First Nations grand chiefs, chiefs and tribal leaders in Seattle, USA. She had called the event to meet the leaders of the new and first ever Indigenous Embassy that will be situated in Jerusalem. The gathering was celebrating its opening with traditional protocol and ceremony. 

The Summit included tribal leaders from many different nations, Metis/Algonquin, Carrier-Sekani, Coast-Selich, Ojibwe, Inuit, Cree, Haida, Apache, Cree Mohawk, Hopi, Cowichan, Lakota and Piaute, along with representatives from South Africa, Hawaii, Tahiti, China, Fiji, Kenya, Taiwain, Mexico and Borneo. We had a wonderful time of celebration with the sound of the drums, music and dance.

1. June 2024
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New roof for Mnase Dispensary

By TanzaniaNo Comments

After 16 years of use, the Mnase medical dispensary has had a big upgrade. Earlier this year destructive rains and winds brought leaks in the old roof sheets and many windows were broken in the storms. We replaced some of the windows earlier this year but after inspection by Seth, we decided to replace all the windows and the roof! We are excited to report that the work has been completed.

10. May 2024
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New Windows

By TanzaniaNo Comments

After a month of flooding and storms in Tanzania 6 dispensary windows were broken. This meant that some of the medical services were not able to be provided. This is the third time that we have had to repair windows – so we decided to use this mishap to bring an upgrade to the building and the old windows were completely replaced with strong aluminium frames. Hopefully these will stand up to the strong winds that they get at certain times of the year.

17. February 2024
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Recording release party for Wake Up

By First Nations, My StoriesNo Comments

Saturday was a very special day for Jerry ‘Drumspeaker’ Chapman’s CD release party. People travelled as far as 8 hours away to be here in WA to celebrate. An afternoon feasting together and sharing the songs and stories from the recording. It was a memorable way for people to experience this new music and I was so encouraged by the response. Some great chats afterwards as musicians wanted to discuss with me how I had captured different sounds on the project.

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12. January 2024
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New recording – Wake Up Sleeping Giant

By First Nations, Music from the Nations, My StoriesNo Comments

We are excited to announce the release of ‘Wake Up Sleeping Giant‘. We met Jerry in a unique way whilst playing in Canada. I asked one of the organisers as I was setting up equipment if anyone had First Nation drums – he said no, but a voice from the auditorium shouted back, “I have a van full, do you want to borrow some?”. Since then we have spent time with Jerry and his wife Leslie, playing together at various events, learning from each other drum building techniques and dreaming about recording some of his songs. The results can be heard on this new recording released ion January 6th 2024. Jerry is from the Stó:Lō nation and is a drummer, First Nations drum maker and designer, singer and songwriter.

6. November 2023
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It is said that anyone that is not well and feeling bad and anyone that is mourning, the sound of the drum will revive them and make them happy.

Peter Le Claire – Ponca tribe and the sound of the drum
30. October 2023
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Nations gather in southern California

By First Nations, My StoriesNo Comments

A wonderful few days as nations gathered to share their stories and songs on the Torres Martinez reservation, hosted by the Desert Cahuilla. The Cahuilla people have lived in southern California since the early 1800’s. We were welcomed with the singing of “bird songs” – songs that speak of their stories, journey’s and creation. It was a day where every nation got to share their songs and stories, eat together and build new relationships. Very thankful and honoured to be invited onto their land for the first time.

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28. October 2023
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First Nations Videos

https://vimeo.com/showcase/7284414
28. June 2020
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The Garlands for Ashes story

By CambodiaNo Comments

A CD & DVD package
from Cambodia

Garlands for Ashes tells the story of a community of children in Phnom Penh rescued from unimaginable situations, who are nurtured back to life, given a home, hope and an artistic voice. Recorded in Phnom Penh and the Mekong delta in Cambodia this package of CD and DVD will take you to the very heart of the Cambodian Christian Arts school so that you can experience in video and pictures, sounds, songs and dances, the Khmer people of Cambodia. This blog tells the unfolding story of our partnership with this amazing community. Read More

28. June 2020
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Garlands for Ashes Videos

https://vimeo.com/showcase/2648512
25. June 2020
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Sing to the Well Videos

https://vimeo.com/showcase/2648501
25. June 2020
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