Iron Range Danger Gang - 'Puuya Kuntha' (Strong Heart)

Описание: Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce a new collaboration with the Kuku Ya'u community in remote Lockhart River on the East Coast of Cape York in Far Northern Queensland.

This production, along with two short films were created over 14 days in August 2019 - an outcome of of a unique, collaborative creative process with Desert Pea Media artists, local Indigenous young people, community members, Elders, and local health services.

The overall purpose of the project was to facilitate an important, inter-generational conversation about social and emotional well-being for Indigenous young people in 5 communities around FNQ (Kuranda, Bowen, Palm Island, Thursday Island & Lockhart River). The project is called 'Break It Down - Community Conversations Around Well-being' - funded by North Queensland Primary Health Network.

Desert Pea Media projects involve a dialogue-based storytelling process that encourages participants to analyse 'the real', 'the ideal' and 'the bridge'. In simple terms this means being 'fair dinkum' and 'not gammon' and critically thinking about how to create positive change for yourself, for each other and for our communities :)

The connections created during this project with the community, the young people and Father Brian Claudie are friendships that the DPM team highly value and respect, and we feel honored to learn, share and create with the Lockhart River Kuku Ya'u community. These projects not only uplift and inspire audiences and community members, but everybody involved.

'Puuya Kuntha' was produced by acclaimed Music Producer Carlo Santone (Blue King Brown/Nattali Rize). We thank you brother for your artistic vision and awesome work.

Special thanks to Father Brian Claudie, Steve and Karen Mills, Paddy Hobson and staff at Lockhart River School for all of your incredible support, and staff at The Greenhoose for making us feel so welcome.

Iron Range Danger Gang are Paddy Hobson, Edwin Pascoe, Ebony Butcher, Shauretta Claudie, Esther Hobson, Ricardo O’Brien, Ross Omenyo, Noongi Taviliniu-Valu Pittard, Kaden Warradoo, Shenika Butcher, Lilita Giblet, Shauna Hobson, Shaznae Kennell, Alinah Macumboy, Erin Accoom, Montaya Bosuen, Fifi O’Brien.

CREDITS

Toby Finlayson - Project Director/Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator/DOP Coedie McCarthy - Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator Carlo Santone - Music Producer Daniel Glossop - Sound Engineer/ Co-Facilitator Grace Newell - Production Coordinator/Photographer Roy Weiland - Editor/Graphics/Grading David Nicholas - Audio Mixing Darren Ziesing - Audio Mastering Ash Camm - Business Manager Belle Arnold - Project Manager


LYRICS

Lockhart is our Ngaachi (home) - It’s our homeland country 
We them east coast Murris - We all have the courage  
Carry heaps of knowledge - We got plenty swimmin’ holes 
And waterfalls and our beaches gold 
Land is beautiful, it’s colourful, like the water glow, that nyakamu (phosphorescence) 
 
Mepla from Iron Range where the rainforest meets the sea 
My totem Upan Yawan Muthuuy, pulu, piwu, iwayii 
Kanthanampoo, kuku yawu, (aye) Umpila, Wutathi 
Kaanju Utha Langu, mepla danger for Malkarri (traditional dance) 
 
(CEREMONY SONG – PINNIWINKLE DANCE) 
 
We go fishing, swimming, hunting, catching ream, barra, mullet 
Turtle dugong lubbly, we go walkabout in the sunshine 
Tukulu (turtle) on the reef, we go flipping in river and creek 
We cut laps we pump em beats from malkara to Ilway streets 

HOOK 

Mipla deadly, mipla smart 
Mipla puuya (heart) kuntha (strong) AH 
Strong heart yawai (that’s right) cuss 
Mipla had it from the start  
 
Mipla deadly mipla strong 
Mipla culture living long 
Mipla proud when singin’ our songs 
Mipla know where we belong 
 
Poison damper along the coastline laka, truth will set you free 
My people live with trauma every day like cyclone on repeat 
Old man Wu’u (sick) mana laka our time is running low 
Gotta learn ‘em song and shake-a-leg, so my culture can grow 
 
Less phone reception - more connection 
Gotta come together we gotta learn em lesson 
That’s out medicine, for them in depression 
Family gives us strength sand protection 
Gotta watch yathu (children) stop getting arrested 
Leave a good impression on our mob and section 
So one day you may get selected 
For something better, live a life of perfection 
 
Wepla Danger Malkarri (traditional dance) 
Kai Kai (food) Kup murri (traditional ground oven),  
Ngachi (home) Mukamukana (many people come) 
Watchi wutathi, Nundah, Kuttini, Angkuna, Pin Pin, Packers (place names) 
Pama Mukamukana kalmana (many people come) 
Wulpunyu Mukamukana Kalmana (many children come) 
I be look all dempla (them people) walkabout 
Miiye wiiyke lake (get food from this place) Ahhh…