Written and Directed by Oscar Jimenez (Amaru Tribe, ChibCha)
Mixed at Vibrating Planet Studio
Mastered by William Bowden

As a way to celebrate ‘Cultural Diversity Week’, Oscar Jimenez is proud to release the ‘Melbourne Community Song Project’ - a collaboration of 59 Melbourne-based creatives, representing 20 nationalities, who recorded a song and video written, directed and produced by Jimenez during the 2020 lockdown period in Melbourne, Australia.

The song (co-written with Jose Tortabu) traces the personal experience of a migrant falling in love with Melbourne, the city that has become their new home. The diversity of artists involved in the making of this song and video (edited by Carlos Meza), really highlights the strength and resilience of a community working together, albeit in social isolation, through some of the most difficult times the industry has ever experienced; and shows what can be achieved through connecting with peers to work collaboratively towards a common goal.

This is a real celebration of a true multicultural society, where the common language of music allowed the artists to create a sense of community, belonging and harmony in a time of upheaval, loss and uncertainty.

The recording included instruments from all around the world with 12 vocalists, 10 percussionists, 13 string instruments, 8 keys and 4 wind instruments.

Featuring:
Amaru Tribe (Oscar Jimenez & Katherine Gailer) Nina Rose, Jesse Witney, MEZA, Namrata Tivedi, Rayhan Sudrajat, Queen of Hearts Mariachi (Bonnie Smith, Elizabeth Obando, Stefania Serna) Quintero), Taj Aldeeb, Luis Poblete (Quarter Street), Cristian Saavedra (Labjacd), Rodolfo Hechavarria Despaigne Panga, Jose Tortabu (Scarycake), Jay Dabgar, Jorge Leiva (Miss Colombia, La Descarga), Damiano Spina, Marcelo Garcia and Stefano Mangiola (Wombatuque), Neda C Rahmani, Fred Nii Addo (One Spirit Africa), Rodrigo Salgado, , Irine Vela, Daniel Jauregui, Amadou Suso, Liana Perillo and Fabian Aravales (PEROLAS), Paloma Bica, Sarita McHarg, The New Monos (Leonardo Rodriguez, Javier Rodriguez and Brian COYA Lee), Abe Dunovits, Mindy Meng Wang, Kanghui Yu, Emiliano Beltzer, Agus Batara, Stephen Cuttriss and Paloma Bica (Melbourne Tango Orchestra) Salvatore Rossano (Santa Taranta), Vinod prasanna, Jayden Scarlett (Copperhead Brass Band) and Ed Farrar.

Special Performances by
Luka Lesson (Spoken Word) and Richie Williams (Yidaki/Didgeridoo)