The Cordillera Fusion Collective - 'Echoes'

Created by Toby Finlayson and Joel Westlake from Desert Pea Media, to be premiered at the 'Bangamalahna Binnadang' Exhibition in Manila, the Philippines on July 4th 2012.
This exhibition was a culmination of a 6 year cultural exchange project between
Indigenous and Non-Indigenous artists from the Philippines and Central West NSW
(Wiradjuri Country), Australia - facilitated and partially funded, by artist
Sean James Cassidy and the Ub Ubbo Project.
This song was created by Desert Pea Media as part of a 3 week cultural development
program with indigenous peoples in Baguio City and Sagada, the Philippines.
Featuring over 30 traditional artists and young people, the song was created
using field recordings of traditional instruments and musicians.
'Echoes' also features traditional melodies, of which the lyrics have been
re-written to send a message of unity and cultural resilience for all the
indigenous peoples of the Cordillera.
The project was also funded by GrainCorp Limited and supported by the Ub Ubbo
Project, the Australian Embassy, the Sagadan Mayor, Robert Pangod and office of the Mayor and the good people of the Municipality of Sagada (Igu), and Dakila -- Philippine Collective for Heroism.
The Cordillera Fusion Collective is:
Cordillera Music Tutorial and Research Center (CMTRC) headed by Benny Sokkong, with Alex Tumapang and CMTRC's talented performers.
St Louis University Cultural Performance Group
The High Schools of Sagada with its teachers and students.
Special thanks:
Benny Sokkong
Alex Tumapang
St Louis University Cultural Performance Group
The High Schools of Sagada, its teachers and students.
Lope Boksitan Bosaing and his family
The Phantom Pablo Capati III
Paul Albert Quiaño The Great and his family
Joey de Castro, his clay studio and family
Dr. La Verne Dela Peña, Ms. Dayang Yraola and The University
of the Philippines College of Music.
Art Informal Gallery and the lovely Ms. Tina Fernandez
Ed Mungkal (Ed Ache) Bus driver and prophetic visionary
And John Pizzaro for his amazing support, and wish for better relations between the two countries.
Also the Australian Embassy Manila, and its Goddess Willa Santiago.