Over the course of three days in the depths of Wee Jasper, a village in the Goodradigbee valley at the western foot of the Brindabella Ranges in New South Wales on Wiradjuri people's land was
The annual dance music event attracted more than 4000 people and saw several major acts perform. One of those bands was, hip-hop artists
consists of Coedie McCarthy, Minjarrah Jarrett, Roslyn Barnett, Jannali Doncaster and Benjamin Robinson and unlike most hip-hop acts, they intertwine the ancient wisdom from their ancestors into the new digital age.
They prefer to call their stage sets a "ceremony" as they draw on traditional culture, rituals, dance, costume, and language while delivering their musical talents.
Before performing their ceremony at Dragon Dreaming Festival, the group ventured into the bush to gather and utilise Mother Nature's goods, collecting flowers and leaves to wear while on stage.
Indigenoise's journey before ceremony
Blending the world's oldest culture with brand new music, Indigenoise go to extreme lengths to perform a traditional ceremony to connect with people from the past and present. Source: Laura Morelli
Coedie gathering leaves. Source: Laura Morelli
Dragon Dreaming festival 2017 at Wee Jasper which lies within the traditional country of the Wiradjuri people Source: NITV News
Jannali says he uses music as a means of healing. Source: Laura Morelli
Indigenoise gather together in their tent before their performance. The group of artists ask ancestors to guide them on their journey before performing. Source: Laura Morelli
Collecting all sorts of native products such as this Kangaroo bone which was filed, carved down and made into nose jewellery. Source: Laura Morelli
Once they help each other put on ochre and finalise their bush costumes Indigenoise are ready to perform ceremony. Source: Laura Morelli
Unique stage and location at Dragon Dreaming 2017 Source: Laura Morelli
Representing Aboriginal pride through music, culture, traditional ceremony and dance. Source: Laura Morelli
Ever since he was young, Jannali says he could dance before he walked. Now the 20-year-old is representing his totem - the Kookaburra spirit. Source: Laura Morelli
Together with their mixed ancestry and diverse nations, the band represents one mob. Indigenoise stands for the red, black, yellow - and white - people of the earth. Source: Laura Morelli
