Speaker Series: The Fullness

Join Bornean-Australian rapper, poet, visual artist and author Omar Musa as he performs an opus of sounds, music and poetry. With long-term collaborator Papertoy at the helm, Omar explores themes of joy, grief, addiction, environmental destruction, Muslim identity searching for homeland and rejuvenation.

Explore Musa's work here

OMAR MUSA is a Bornean-Australian rapper, poet, visual artist and author from Queanbeyan, Australia. He has released four poetry books , four hip-hop records, and received a standing ovation at TEDx Sydney at the Sydney Opera House. His debut novel “Here Come the Dogs” was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award and Miles Franklin Award and he was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year in 2015. His one-man play “Since Ali Died”, won Best Cabaret Show at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2018. He has had several solo exhibitions of his woodcut prints. He lives between Brooklyn and Borneo.

Instagram: omarbinmusa

Website: www.omarmusa.com.au

ABOUT THE VENUE:

Marrickville pavillion is accessible by lift from both the street and ground levels.

If you have any access or support requirements in order to participate fully, please let us know in the booking order form to ensure that we can arrange any reasonable adjustments. Please note: the venue is accessible for people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

We may take photos and video of the speakers and audience. See details here

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