- Cindy Drummond
Cindy Drummond has both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, Ku Ku Yalangi (Aboriginal) on her mother’s side, a tribe situated in far North Queensland Australia, and St Paul’s Village on Moa Island, situated in the Torres Strait on her fathers side. Cindy is a true multi talented veteran performer in indigenous circles in Australia today; she performs both traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait song and dance, and has just recently become one of the countries leading indigenous singer songwriters in contemporary music. Cindy released her highly successful debt CD, “Ruby Red Lips” in 2005, working with a respected cast of Australian musicians including Reg Mombassa, Jonathon Zwartz, Sean Wayland, Ben Hauptmann, John Nicol and Peter O Doherty. Cindy was also vocalist on The Descendance CD “Creation” 2008, and a star attraction with her performance at the 2006 Deadly Awards (Aboriginal) at the Sydney Opera House.
*2009 Tours London with Descendance for Toast festival and Lords performance.
*2009 Hawaii tour, Honolulu Festival, Schools, Palace Theatre Hilo
*2008 The Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House 2008
*2000-2009 Descendance: completing corporate work, International Conventions, Theatre, Community Work, Radio, Festivals, and assignments for The Australian Government
*2008 NAIDOC Ball and Aboriginal Awards Canberra Convention Centre.
*2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay performance Canberra
*2008 Hawaii Tour, Honolulu Festival, Pearl Harbour, Hilo, Media performances.
*2008 Gay & lesbian Mardi Gras 30th anniversary Sydney.
*2008 Canberra Multi-Cultural festival (headline)
*2007 Tour of Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, performing at some of the regions biggest summer festivals.
*2007 Tour of South Africa and Ghana for Department of Foreign Affairs.
*2007-2008 Palm island performances and cultural teachings.
*2007 Tour of New Zealand for Australia Week for Tourism Australia.
*2007 Tour of Dubai to launch Arab Emirates airline Etihad
*2007 Three Week theatre tour of Hawaiian Islands, Austrade
*2006 Performance at the 2006 Deadly Awards at The Sydney Opera House.
*2006/1999 Survival Day Concerts.
*2001-2006 Penrith City Council NAIDOC week.
*2001-2006 Blacktown Festival
*2001-2006 Holroyd City Council
*2006 Randwick City Council
*2006 Manly City Council
*2005 Release of CD “Ruby Red Lips “
*2005 Healing festival Linga Longa
*2000 “Spirits of the Soil” Descendance first theatre production, hosting American Crow Indians into the performance at Bondi Pavilion, part of The Sydney Fringe Festival.
*1996-1998 Thursday Island Cultural Festival.
*1995 Laura Festival Queensland.
