The Early Years
Fi Wi Sinting began in 1991 at the Content Model School in Content District, a tiny remote rural community in the foothills of the Blue Mountains of Portland which was without electricity or running water. This one room African centered school had achieved national recognition for its high standard of academics and for its award winning drumming group, the Content Model School Drummers.
Perched on a hilltop with the only access a steep footpath, as word spread of the school’s accomplishments parents, visitors and community members arrived, drawn by the talent of these youngsters who had mastered the art of drumming at such an early age.
