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Keyna Wilkins is an Australian/British composer-musician. Her compositions are published and distributed by Wiripang Music.[1]
Wilkins was a finalist in the Australian Music Centre and APRA AMCOS 2021 Art Music Awards[2] in the category Award for Excellence in Experimental Music, for "recording and developing new projects in 2020".[3] She was also a finalist in the 2018 Art Music Awards,[4] in the category Award for Excellence by an Individual, for her "activities in original art music throughout 2017 as a composer-musician including releasing three original albums".[5]
Wilkins is passionate about supporting refugees being detained in Immigration Detention. In 2021 she collaborated with visual artist and poet Jalal Mahamede, who is currently being held in Brisbane's immigration detention centre.[6] They have released an album, featuring original music by Wilkins and poetry by Mahamede.[7]
- ^ "Keyna Wilkins". Australian Composers. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "APRA Music Awards of 2021", Wikipedia, 5 February 2022, retrieved 18 February 2022
- ^ "Art Music Awards: Award for Excellence in Experimental Music : Prize : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "APRA Music Awards of 2018", Wikipedia, 19 November 2021, retrieved 18 February 2022
- ^ "Art Music Awards: Award for Excellence by an Individual : Prize : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Galvin, Nick (15 November 2021). "Unique musical collab highlights art and poetry of a detained refugee". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Set Me Free: a poetry & music collaboration. Keyna Wilkins and Jalal Mahamede | Loud Mouth - The Music Trust Ezine". 28 January 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.