Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum has announced an all-Indigenous line-up set to perform on Friday January 26th – the date commonly known as Invasion Day – for its second-annual Blak Powerhouse event. Described as “an evening of Blak power and joy,” the event will also include dance performances, Indigenous art exhibitions and a panel discussion.
Headlining the night will be Minjungbal/Gudjinburra rapper JK-47, who released his second studio album Revision for Regrowth in November of 2023. He will be joined by 3%, the supergroup trio of Nooky, Dallas Woods and Angus Field making only their second Sydney appearance following their debut at SXSW this past October. Other performers include Becca Hatch and the woman behind Music Feeds‘ number-one Australian song of 2023, Miss Kaninna. A full line-up can be found below.
JK-47 feat. Tasman Keith – ‘Avalanche’
The event will commence at 5pm with a Welcome To Country and a smoking ceremony, with the panel “Blak Power and Excellence” set to commence at 6pm. Artwork by Michael Cook and Tjukurpamaru will also be on display, as will the mini-documentary Through the Fire by Indigenous social enterprise We Are Warriors.
Blak Powerhouse took place for the first time on Invasion Day 2023. Its line-up for the inaugural event included Barkaa, Kanada the Loop and Kobie Dee, amongst other Indigenous performers and artists.
Blak Powerhouse 2024
Friday, January 26th – Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo/Gadigal Land, NSW
- JK-47
- 3%
- Becca Hatch
- Miss Kaninna
- RONA
- Mi-Kaisha
- Maanyung
RSVPs via the Powerhouse website.
Further Reading
Miss Kaninna: “It’s a Privilege to Listen to Black People’s Stories”
The Indigenous Hip Hop Takeover: Barkaa, Kobie Dee, Briggs, JK-47 + More
Nooky Calls Referendum Result the “Most Overt Manifestation of Racism I’ve Ever Experienced”
