Maritime Music Series #4 featuring Jewel Owusu.
A special performance by the unique genre-mixing music artist Jewel Owusu, filmed on the balcony at the WA Maritime Museum overlooking Fremantle Harbour, in collaboration with Dual Pixel Creative and RTRFM.
Jewel Owusu will be playing one of her original songs. The half Filipino and half Ghanaian singer-songwriter, Jewel Owusu was born in the vibrant city of Hong Kong. Growing up in New Zealand, her travels eventually brought her to the most isolated city in the world; Perth, Western Australia.
Drawing from her diverse background, her lyricism is true to herself with her debut EP mantra (produced with NAMESAKE) exploring themes of spirituality, culture, and relationships. Her recent single, Blue, produced by Owusu herself, combined Bossa-nova inflections with playful, pop, was the 3rd most played song on RTRFM for the month of October 2021.
Details
When: Video released on Saturday 16 April at 3pm
Where: YouTube and the KickstART website
About Jewel Owusu
“She's become a genre-mixing force-to-watch creating forward-thinking art from a versatile mix of musical influences, forging together textures of pop, indie, hip-hop, R&B and beyond to create something uniquely Jewel Owusu.” - Pilerats
Owusu shares the stage with her band; Natalie Grasso (Drummer), Kain Kardell (Guitarist) and Timothy Sunassee (Bass). They have done shows supporting Adrian Dzvuke, Supathick, Grace Sanders, and others. Jewel caught the attention of local stations such as RTR, FBI radio, 4ZZZ, Triple R, and blogs such as Pilerats, AUD’$ + more.
About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.
Due to growing concerns about COVID-19 and the anticipated continued spread of Omicron across our communities in Boorloo (Perth) and WA, the Propel team has decided to pivot towards digital and hybrid formats for the delivery of the KickstART Festival this April.
The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.