Jeremy Donovan, an Australian First Nations musician, artist and storyteller will visit Solomon Islands from 22 – 29 March 2026
There are many similarities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Solomon Islander culture: music, dance, stori, song, artwork, and carving.
These shared connections are what unite the Pacific together into one family.
To celebrate this shared culture, the Australian High Commission is bringing Mr Jeremy Donovan, an Australian First Nations musician, artist and storyteller, to Solomon Islands from 22 – 29 March 2026.
This is Mr Donovan’s third visit to Solomon Islands.
He will visit primary and secondary schools in Western Province, Central Islands Province, and Guadalcanal Province to share the music, art, history, and culture of Australia’s First Nations people.
Mr Donovan is a proud Kuku-Yalanji and Gumbaynggirr man with family connections to several other language groups.
Mr Donovan will bring his didgeridoo, a famous native Australian instrument called “yiki-yiki” in the langus of Jeremy’s people.
Mr Donovan will entertain both children and adults by showing how he can imitate the sound of iconic Australian animals like the kangaroo, dingo, kookaburra, and saltwater crocodile on this amazing instrument.
An internationally famous Aboriginal musician and artist, Jeremy Donovan has performed all around the world, including at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, at Buckingham Palace for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and at the White House for President Bill Clinton.
Famously, in 2024 he raised money for charity by becoming the first person to ever play the didgeridoo at Mount Everest Base Camp.
Australia recognises the deep and ongoing connections between the First Peoples of lands and waters and the peoples of the Blue Pacific.
Mr Donovan’s visit is part of the Australian Government’s commitment to strengthen First Nations partnerships and connections across the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Australia’s First Nations) are the kastom landowners of Australia; with 65,000 years of history and continuous culture, and deep and ongoing connections with the Pacific, including Solomon Islands.
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