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Aboriginal and Tongan artist Mi-Kaisha breaks barriers in music and redefines home

Aboriginal and Tongan artist Mi-Kaisha breaks barriers in music and redefines home

Update: 2025-11-18
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Home can mean many things: the eucalyptus trees and beaches of Sydney, the chaos of New York City or the warmth of family barbecues with music and food. For Mi-Kaisha, home is both a physical place and a community that raised her. 

As a proud Aboriginal and Tongan artist, Mi-Kaisha's journey has taken her from family singalongs and NAIDOC celebrations to breaking barriers as the first Aboriginal student at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Her music - blending pop, R&B, and cultural storytelling - carries the voices of her family and community wherever she goes. 

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Aboriginal and Tongan artist Mi-Kaisha breaks barriers in music and redefines home

Aboriginal and Tongan artist Mi-Kaisha breaks barriers in music and redefines home

Australian Broadcasting Corporation