Natty Dolaiasi and Charles Maimarosia in concert with Jimi Nare and Ron Reeves
Fri, 28 Apr
|The Oratory, Abbotsford Convent
The Solomon Islands, a close neighbour to Australia, is a treasure trove of traditional music and song, largely unknown in Melbourne. For this Boite concert, Malaita natives Natty Dolaiasi will join Charles Maimarosia, on stage singing traditional songs and accompanying on the split drum.


Time & Location
28 Apr 2023, 7:30 pm
The Oratory, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia
About the Event
The Solomon Islands, a close neighbour to Australia, is a treasure trove of traditional music and song, largely unknown in Melbourne.
Natty Dolaiasi is one of the Solomon's most respected, long standing, traditional musicians with a career spanning decades representing his country at all major international festivals and events in the Pacific and has been active touring in Australia and beyond since 2018. From the A’reA’re tribe in Malaita, Natty has extended his musical knowledge to embrace the musical traditions of the hundreds of islands of The Solomons.
Charles Maimarosia is a contemporary artist, like Natty, born in Malaita, Solomon Islands. He is the former lead singer, choreographer and songwriter of the globally successful band, Narasirato, who have brought their traditional bamboo panpipe band onto the world stage, toured to Glastonbury UK, Fuji Rock Japan, Austronesian Music Festival Taiwan, BluesFest Australia and countless more.
They'll be joined by special…