Fred Leone
Fred Leone from Midnight Meditations artists Yirinda is a Butchulla songman and storyteller from Kgari (Fraser Island), who has performed at Mona Foma, Golden Plains and Supersense.
Fred has been a member of Black Arm Band and fronted hip hop group Impossible Odds. Yirinda, a duo with contrabassist Sam Pankhurst, blend ancient Aboriginal language and the improvisatory sublime, invoking the sounds of thousands of generations of story and culture. Often described as ‘holographic’ and at all times visual, the duo’s sound is a result of their willingness to be guided by the ancient stories of Fred’s old people.