Keeping our Mob safe
One Point 5 feat. Mi-kaisha and Nooky
New First Nations track, One Point 5 is co-written by Aboriginal recording artists Nooky and Mi-kaisha, and produced by First Nations media, communication and events agency 33 Creative in partnership with NSW Government Centre for Aboriginal Health to complement the NSW Government Keep our Mob Safe campaign.
The track is designed to reinforce key messages to help keep communities, families and Elders safe and encourage the continued practices of social distancing, hand washing and wearing masks in public spaces.
Drawing strength from the Aboriginal cultural sense of family and community connectedness, the film clip is recorded in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Redfern and features choreography by Darren Compton. Darren is a proud descent of Yugembeh, Munanjali/Minjunbal and Gamillraay nations of the mainland, and the Mer people of the Torres Strait Islands and is also co-founder of Muggera.
Darumbal Murri and Tongan woman, Mi-kaisha is a talented performer who was named National NAIDOC Week Youth of the Year in 2019 and was recently admitted to the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in New York City. The R&B artist is a Sydney sensation with grit, groove, soul and sass. Growing up on the streets of Sydney’s music scene, the soundtrack of her childhood included soulful tunes from the 90s and island tines from her father’s Koori Radio hip hop show ‘Island Hopping’
She describes herself as a ‘city girl through and through’ and represents a beautifully melted dichotomy of sweet and deadly. Her voices is phenomenally soulful and sugary, and yet her lyrics often represent hard-hitting and political messages about being a young blak woman in Australia. She draws inspiration from the strong women in her community and she is an accomplished musician and uncompromising social justice advocate.
“I was motivated to be part of this project because I knew how important it was to amplify Indigenous voices and the message of keeping mob safe during the pandemic. I knew how greatly COVID-19 had impacted the wellbeing of mob and wanted to create music with a message of encouragement.”
Yuin man, Nooky burst onto the scene in 2010, after moving from souther coastal town Nowra to Sydney and gaining attention for his unmatched rhymes and technical rap style. The multidisciplinary artist first received international recognition on a chance meeting with Taboo from the Black-Eyed Peas, next flying to LA to collaborate on a track in 2016. Nooky took home the Australia Council’s Dreaming Prize for young Indigenous artist, before going on to release his debut solo single ‘Black Future’.
Nooky has shaken the stage with multiple high-profile Australian artists, opening for Urthboy, A.B. Original, Jimblah, The Daily Meds, as well as touring consistently alongside his mentor Briggs. A fierce advocate for championing black excellence, Nooky has positioned his music and voice at the forefront of conversations around changing the date and educating others on the Nation’s true history.
“I know our mob want to hang out with family, but we’ve got to think of other people during this, especially our Elders, I know things are tough, but we’ll get through it together”