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Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce our latest release 'Breaking Habits' - straight out of the community of Muli Muli – on Githabul Land in Northern NSW.

The song was created in May 2017 in a 5 day Desert Pea Media (DPM) storytelling workshop. It stars the 'Githabul Next Generation' from Muli Muli community and Woodenbong Central School, in partnership with North East Waste and the NSW Environment Protection Authority.

DPM was invited to Githabul Country to facilitate a conversation about important environmental ideas facing the community and create content that could engage, inspire and educate audiences.

The project came about through an innovative recycling and rubbish program, developed with elders in the local community of Muli Muli. Working with Tash Morton from North East Waste, they are developing a program to ‘clean up’ the community rubbish dump and implement a new recycling campaign to reduce waste, educate the local mob and protect cultural sites and country from pollution.

‘Breaking Habits’ is a funky, roots-inspired anthem from the local Original Nations community that hopes to raise awareness and educate people about the importance of caring for country.

The song also features vocalist Jennifer Williams – a local cultural leader, mentor, mother, educator and deadly Githabul woman.

This production was co-written by DPM staff Toby Finlayson, Michael Graham (MC Boomalli), a fantastic group of young people and staff from Woodenbong Central School. Music produced by Sydney - based music producer Josh ‘Hazy’ Nicholas, and mixed by his father, David Nicholas.

Special thanks to Tash Morton, Salome Green, Susan Williams and Danyelle Carter

Stay tuned for much, much more.

CREDITS
Woodenbong Central School students - Co-Directors/ Co-Writers
Toby Finlayson - Director/ Writer/ DOP/ Editor
Josh Nicholas - Music Producer/ Music Director
Michael Graham (aka MC Boomalli) - Co-Writer
Roy Weiland - Colour Grading/Motion Graphics
David Nicholas - Audio Mixing & Mastering
Nicky Akehurst - Production Assistant/Stills Photography
Jules Lawson - Producer / DPM Business Manager

LYRICS

Welcome to the place where the bell bird song
Means the sun settin over Muli Muli and Woodenbong.
Yillingilly wahlu, this Githabul land.
Where five rivers start flowin', that’s where we stand.

Ayyye! What ya doin’? Nah nothing, playing tips.
Comin’ straight outta Muli Muli, wiggle them hips.
Catch fish for dinner, swimming in the creek, bottom falls,
Make sure you get home before the bell bird calls.

Githabul
Gullabul
Narrakbul
Windjunbul
Wahlabul
My people stand strong together

Githabul people rappin' these mountain ranges
Like we’ve always done.

Githabul people rappin' these mountain ranges
Like we’ve always done, for thousands of generations.

Connected to my tribal system, my mob.
Protecting my country cuz, that’s my job.
I’ve got passion for knowledge, for wisdom of old,
For the story of my country that’s still untold.

Verse 2

My deadly aunties over Muli there made a decision,
Seen the old fellas resting up the back of the mission
See the tip gettin' bigger, running into the river
Figure we need a new system, better flip the position.

Recycling’s a mad trick, re-use some plastic
Tap it together, and like magic, it’s clapsticks,
Chuckin’ a backflip, my cousin, the fact is,
The system don’t work, gotta try a new tactic.

Paper, that’s trees. Glass, that’s sand.
That means mines keep diggin’ and pollutin my land.
We gonna sort it, bin it, smash it, make it.
Me and my people, take a habit and break it.

Keep the cycle flowing, like back in old lore
Without respect for nature all nations will fall
Work harder, stand tall, only got one Earth,
Help the land rebirth, ye're, country comes first.