Cindy Drummond

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

*2011

Aboriginal Deadly Awards Opera House performance .

*2011

Tour of Hawaii Honolulu Festival.

*2010

Tour Of Hawaii, Honolulu Festival, Maui Schools, Hilo Palace Theatre

*2009

Tours London with Descendance for Toast festival and Lords performance.

*2009

Hawaii tour, Honolulu Festival, Schools, Palace Theatre Hilo

*2008

The Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House 2008

*2000-2012

Descendance: completing corporate work, International Conventions, Theatre, Community Work, Radio, Festivals, and assignments for The Australian Government

*2008

NAIDOC Ball and Aboriginal Awards Canberra Convention Centre.

*2008

Beijing Olympic Torch Relay performance Canberra

*2008

Hawaii Tour, Honolulu Festival, Pearl Harbour, Hilo, Media performances.

*2008

Gay & lesbian Mardi Gras 30th anniversary Sydney.

*2008

Canberra Multi-Cultural festival (headline)

*2007

Tour of Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, performing at some of the regions biggest summer festivals.

*2007

Tour of South Africa and Ghana for Department of Foreign Affairs.

*2007-2008

Palm island performances and cultural teachings.

*2007

Tour of New Zealand for Australia Week for Tourism Australia.

*2007

Tour of Dubai to launch Arab Emirates airline Etihad

*2007

Three Week theatre tour of Hawaiian Islands, Austrade

*2006

Performance at the 2006 Deadly Awards at The Sydney Opera House.

*2006/1999

Survival Day Concerts.

*2001-2006

Penrith City Council NAIDOC week.

*2001

-2006 Blacktown Festival

*2001-2006

Holroyd City Council

*2006

Randwick City Council

*2006

Manly City Council

*2005

Release of CD “Ruby Red Lips “

*2005

Healing festival Linga Longa

*2000

“Spirits of the Soil” Descendance first theatre production, hosting American Crow Indians into the performance at Bondi Pavilion, part of The Sydney Fringe Festival.

*1996-1998

Thursday Island Cultural Festival.

*1995

Laura Festival Queensland.