A proud Eastern Torres Strait man from the islands of Ugar and Erub, Kiwat Kennell’s gift for musicality is a conduit for his own existence. His genre-blending music focuses on evoking a connection-to-self to break down barriers within people, offering the listener both broken-hearted yearnings and triumphant awakenings that permeate his song writing. With every new step in his blossoming journey as a solo artist, Kiwat carries with him the same fire and passion that had been kindled from years of writing and performing. Being selected as a songwriter for APRA AMCOS Song Hubs First Nations 2019, Kiwat has collaborated with the likes of Dan Sultan and Candice Lorrae (The Merindas/Candy Suite) on soon to be released tracks, which continues to nurture his storytelling abilities with several new songs in development. A formidable live act, Kiwat has shared the stage with artists such as Kee’ahn, Yothu Yindi, Ziggy Ramo and has added several notable performances to the list including, St Kilda Festival ’23, Brunswick Music Festival ‘23, Port Fairy Folk Festival ‘23, Bigsound ‘22, Moomba Festival and St Kilda Film Festival’s showing of ‘One Night the Moon’ hosted by the late Uncle Jack Charles.