Cindy Drummond has both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, Ku Ku Yalangi (Aboriginal) on her mother’s side, a tribe situated in far North Queensland Australia, and St Paul’s Village on Moa Island, situated in the Torres Strait on her fathers side. Cindy is a true multi talented veteran performer in indigenous circles in Australia today; she performs both traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait song and dance, and has just recently become one of the countries leading indigenous singer songwriters in contemporary music. Cindy released her highly successful debt CD, “Ruby Red Lips” in 2005, working with a respected cast of Australian musicians including Reg Mombassa, Jonathon Zwartz, Sean Wayland, Ben Hauptmann, John Nicol and Peter O Doherty. Cindy was also vocalist on The Descendance CD “Creation” 2008, and a star attraction with her performance at the 2006 Deadly Awards (Aboriginal) at the Sydney Opera House.
RESUME WITH DESCENDANCE AND JOSE CALARCO
Aboriginal Deadly Awards Opera House performance .
Tour of Hawaii Honolulu Festival.
Tour Of Hawaii, Honolulu Festival, Maui Schools, Hilo Palace Theatre
Tours London with Descendance for Toast festival and Lords performance.
Hawaii tour, Honolulu Festival, Schools, Palace Theatre Hilo
The Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House 2008
Descendance: completing corporate work, International Conventions, Theatre, Community Work, Radio, Festivals, and assignments for The Australian Government
NAIDOC Ball and Aboriginal Awards Canberra Convention Centre.
Beijing Olympic Torch Relay performance Canberra
Hawaii Tour, Honolulu Festival, Pearl Harbour, Hilo, Media performances.
Gay & lesbian Mardi Gras 30th anniversary Sydney.
Canberra Multi-Cultural festival (headline)
Tour of Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, performing at some of the regions biggest summer festivals.
Tour of South Africa and Ghana for Department of Foreign Affairs.
Palm island performances and cultural teachings.
Tour of New Zealand for Australia Week for Tourism Australia.
Tour of Dubai to launch Arab Emirates airline Etihad
Three Week theatre tour of Hawaiian Islands, Austrade
Performance at the 2006 Deadly Awards at The Sydney Opera House.
Survival Day Concerts.
Penrith City Council NAIDOC week.
-2006 Blacktown Festival
Holroyd City Council
Randwick City Council
Manly City Council
Release of CD “Ruby Red Lips “
Healing festival Linga Longa
“Spirits of the Soil” Descendance first theatre production, hosting American Crow Indians into the performance at Bondi Pavilion, part of The Sydney Fringe Festival.
Thursday Island Cultural Festival.
Laura Festival Queensland.