Diversity Week
Voices from the Vacant Lot
Voices from the Vacant Lot - Image by Andrew Worssam
In a little room in a house 24 years ago, some cold hungry people with hats on came in from a freezing night and began to sing. They found some songs from far away countries that were being sung by the people next door.
Voices from the Vacant Lot is a mixed-voice choir based in Sydney, Australia. They sing a wide ranging repertoire of songs and choral works with percussion and some new versions of ancient musical instruments. The Lot is about a culturally diverse society and the importance of music as a force for the empowerment of all people.
Their acclaimed CD Dance On Your Bones has won many accolades, including:
ARIA Award nomination, Best World Music Album, International World Music Album (Canada) - 2nd place (behind Sweet Honey in the Rock).
Voices from the Vacant Lot are proud to have performed before some of the great political and cultural figures of our day, including Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Gough Whitlam and Jose Ramos Horta.