"Music Without Borders Project" presents:
"Natano Pasifika" ( Vanuatu ) and "Progressive Tan" ( Australia ) Island night ( A night filled with Music, Cultures & non stop dance )

In particular it seeks to promote the traditional heritage, practice and respect of indigenous music traditions infused with contemporary music and musicians from all different talents and backgrounds.

"Natano Pasifika" is a group of six talented traditional and contemporary Melanesian musicians who will be performing at this gig on their way to touring Mozambique for the Music Crossroads Mozambique music camp and festivals.

The gig (Island night) will kick off with musical, cultural and spiritual performance by Natano Pasifika group and will be followed by the local Brissy band "progressive Tan" heaps of groovy reggae n island beats,

"Natano" is a word in Namaku language from Tongoa island in Vanuatu. It means 'our land'. The name Natano Pasifika was chosen by the group to represent the Pacific islands as land rising from the ocean. With instruments including the bush bass, ukulele, bamboo flute, guitar, tamtam and navarange, and traditional songs and traditional 'Kastom' dancing, Natano Pasifika display some of the rhythms and styles of Vanuatu and the South Pacific.

The group (Natano Pasifika) is composed of traditional and contemporary musicians from Vanuatu and Kanaky including Mars Melto (Malakula island), Tio bang (Ambrym island), Yaya (Kanaky/New Caledonia), Anthony Roy (Gaua island), Robert (Tongoa island) and Gordy (Vanua Lava island). They have been selected through the Music Bridges project by Further Arts and Canal Studio for the Music Crossroads music camp and events to be held in Maputo, Mozambique in May 2014.

2nd set ( Progressive tan) is composed of great Brisbane based musicians from various bands and musical background including Terry Cassels (Dubmarine), Dougie Fresh (Zionites), Morgyn Quinn (Die rude) Roy Arabejo (Blind Dog) and Regan Hammond (Epoc). They will be playing roots and reggae tunes.

Music Bridges is funded through the European Union's Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP-EU) Cultures+ program and is managed by a non-profit organization, Coordinamento delle Organizzazioni per il Servizio Volontario (COSV) in Italy including project partners, Music Crossroads in Mozambique and Further Arts in Vanuatu.


Natano Pasifika will travel to Mozambique via Brisbane to participate in the camp to share and exchange music, cultures and traditions with other participants from the African continent, and improve knowledge and skills in writing music, professional development, copyright, intellectual property and licensing. They will also perform at various festivals held in Mozambique at this time.