Creative Acadiana: Special Festival International Panel Discussion – Cultural Appreciation vs. Appropriation

This panel discussion will be moderated by Elliot Wade (The Current) and will feature Ngaiire, a First Nation Australian and Torres Strait Island artist as we discuss “how far is too far?”.

This discussion will act as a safe space to talk about how to bring awareness to different cultures with respect and care.

A Papua New Guinea-born Australian-based R&B and future soul singer-songwriter, Ngaiire’s musical career commenced in 2003 with an enrollment in a bachelor of Jazz Studies at the Central Queensland University. Ngaiire’s debut studio album, Lamentations, was released in July 2013 and her second album, Blastoma, was released in June 2016. Her third album, 3, was released in August 2021. In 2018 APRA AMCOS appointed Ngaiire as an ambassador.