WAARI is a descendant of the Waanyi and Kalkadoon people from the Gulf of Carpentaria Country and the Mount Isa region south of the Gulf, and of the Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Manu, Te Ātiawa iwis from the regions of Taranaki in Aotearoa. Bringing two worlds, WAARI offers a deep understanding of being Blak in places wrought by colonial continuance.
“PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR OUR STORY - IT’S NOT AN EASY ONE. NO ONE CAN TELL IT EXCEPT US”
MUKI is WAARI’s debut EP, an exploration of Blak LIFE, LAND, LOVE and FUTURITY. Following the cycles of life – birth, coming of age, death and rebirth ~ as they connect to cycles of family across generations and land across seasons.
WAARI recognises the unceded lands in which he lives and creates, including
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong lands of the Kulin Nation, Gimuy Walabara Yidinji and Kalkadoon Country.