Gina has been steadily gaining a reputation across Australia for bringing a fresh, modern take on ancient traditions; merging evocative sounds, natural acoustic instruments, poignant stories with that beautiful voice.
The natural rhythms of the language are perfectly captured and represented, and there’s an endearing onstage charisma that comes from someone who, in spite of all that's happened before, simply refuses to give up.
Gina is a Balladong (Noongar) daughter with links, through her grandmother, to the Kitja people of the East Kimberley. Her music is informed by an ancient Indigenous culture and she has drawn from a deep well of recent West Australian and an even deeper personal history.
“I grew up not knowing anything about my true history. I've had to go back as an adult and learn. I don't regret this, but it means I've had to claw territory back. I wanted to learn the language, to write songs so that I could teach my children. It's an incredibly beautiful language – when I hear Noongar language I hear music, it literally sings to me.”
Performing with the all-important blessings of her elders and her community, Gina will take you on a journey you will not get anywhere else in the world. And it's one you are not likely to forget.
