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Bringing back an Ancient Future

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AwuwA

Archeringa – Dreamtime Festival at Durrumbul Hall is described by organisers (Richie Wait and Micro’s Voice Journet) as a new portal and meeting place for Jōmon Japan and our Rainbow Region.

From Japan, special guest artist ‮$‬ٌ‮:‬q-Mocca (Sharmanic Singer) will join Mico Sundari with AwuwA-Choir and Lata Ceremonica, with dancers and DJ ‮٣‬آ‮$‬l‭ ‬aka Pure Hemp Child.

Local artists, Shivam Rath (Crystal Slide) featuring Soul Sangeet Band, DJ Papa Richie (Echo Point Sound Production), Visual Artist Yao Mikami, Liquidelic) and legendary lighting artist, Ellis D Fogg aka Roger Foley Fogg are joining this ceremonial gathering.

The festival has already begun.

With ancient songs and dances, organisers invite you to a ceremony to remember and reconnect your own soul vision. You may find someone for whom you have waited for thousands of lifetimes.

Organisers say…

‘Still resonating with the Lion’s Gate, we gather under the guidance of Blue Fire, Sirius‮!٥‬.

It seems like we have been guided by a single song, AwuwA – there will be an be offering of this Japanese Ancient Song, Kototama (Words of Spirit) with 12 sisters from Japan.

The history of the song “AwuwA” is said to date back to either 6,000, or more than 10,000, years ago. What is interesting is that we have either forgotten or been made to forget it over the centuries.

Several important songs, including this Awuwa and Katakamuna, were rediscovered about 70 years ago and have begun to resonate once again.

What does this really mean?

This project is not so much a new initiative as it is a process of remembering our original soul essence. The theme of this gathering, “Bring us back to Ancient Future”, is based on this idea.’

Saturday, August 10 at Durrumbal Hall from 3pm. Tickets: trybooking.com/events/landing/1234291.



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