TRAM OVERBOARD journeys of performance
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Departure 20: SHOAIB SAFI + HI GOD PEOPLE
SHOAIB SAFI + HI GOD PEOPLE build up an improvised musical wonderland
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Departure 19: SNAWKLOR (DYLAN MANTORELL AND NATHAN GRAY)
Snawklor explore the sonic environment of the W-11 journey
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Departure 18: RIA SOEMARDJO + CHRIS SPRAGUE + GLEN KNIEBEISS
Ria Soemardjo + Chris Sprague + Glen Kniebess create music that draws on Javanese, Arabic, Indian traditions.
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Departure 17: YUMI UMIUMARE + TONY YAP
Yumi Umiumare and Tony Yap transform the W-11 into a space for contemporary dance.
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Departure 16: BRAHIM BENHIM'S LA KASBAH MOROCCAN ENSEMBLE
Brahim Benhim explores the rhythms and melodies of Moroccan life.
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Departure 15: BENT LEATHER BAND
The BENT LEATHER BAND gives a nod to Percy Grainger's 'Big Green Tram' and an extraordinary acoustic experience to a lap of the city.
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Departure 14: THE BRIDES
Two brides in wedding finery are ready for the nuptial service. With a mobile organ (piano accordion) in hand and hearts full of song, they search a tram for the last vital ingredient: two eligible men.
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Departure 13: ZARAFA
ZARAFA lead an intoxicating gypsy musical voyage.
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Departure 12: BOAT-PEOPLE.ORG
BOAT-PEOPLE.ORG take on Australia day with a trivia quiz and bonza prizes, hosted by Mrs. B Wight and Mrs B Wright of the John Howard Ladies Auxiliary Fun Club.
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Departure 11: OCULAR LAB
Is this bread breaking?
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Departure 10: This journey was proudly sponsored by SPARKEL®
Come clean?
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Departure 9: THIRD FLOOR DIXIE (TONY HICKS + NIKO SCHAUBLE)
What happens when a saxaphone croons and percussion rattles in dialogue with the hum and vibration of a tram?
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Departure 8: SHOAIB SAFI + I.M.SINGING GROUP
Sufi songs alternate with festive Christmas-influenced songs to put musical, festive and cultural traditions in the same strange world of a tram encounter.
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Departure 7: THE SADNESS OF WEEPING OIL
After only a half-lap of the city the W-11 was weeping oil: she broke down and couldn't move. It's one way to learn when to give a mechanical service with love and care - not what the ABC TV crew aboard at the time thought they'd be covering.
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Departure 6: KUTCHA EDWARDS
Songs of love from a Mutti Mutti man of the stolen generation take on new dimmensions when on a lap of the city in a tram with 'love is life' written on its side.
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Departure 5: BHANGRA
AZAAD BHANGRA GROUP did not show for their journey of performance but passengers sure did.
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Departure 4: ROD QUANTOCK
Melbourne comic takes all aboard for a ride on the eve of the Victorian State Government election.
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Departure 3: SHAHIN SHAFAEI
What does it take to travel from sanctioned public acts of divisiveness toward interpersonal acts of mutual recognition, respect and affection? Shahin Shafaei takes those aboard on a confronting and revealing journey.
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Departure 2: BYAR
Adrian Sherriff, Adam King & Jeremy Dullard (BYAR) perform processional music on West Sumatran instruments and give a tram ride around the city a new kind of resonance.
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Departure 1: ZEESHAN MEDHI + MR ROBI
Pakistani vocalist Zeeshan Medhi and Mr Robi on tabla take us through a world of popular Pakistani songs.
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