Koebi Faumui

 

Koebi is a singer/songwriter and music producer based in Canberra Australia. Being  born into a family of musicians allowed him to experiment with various instruments and sounds and began writing, producing and recording at the age of eight. Over the past 13 years, he’s performed with his two older siblings Kashia and Salale as “The Faumuis” and have recorded 10 original and 5 cover albums in that time. 

 

Possessing a passion for all kinds of music from old school to future-sounding electronic sounds, and everything in between, Koebi has also produced music with various charities highlighting societal challenges. In 2019 he collaborated with eight rappers to write a song about some of their personal mental health challenges, specifically their experiences around depression, anxiety and substance abuse. "Okay" was released in October with positive reviews, the track came to the attention of the federal health minister who wrote a letter of thanks outlining how the song affected him personally.

 

In 2015 Koebi along with his siblings joined their dad in a music program as a producer and teacher. The aim of the Booyah Project is to provide a safe, therapeutic environment that allows young people and adults to share their stories and utilises the arts of music production, songwriting and performance as ways in which they can express themselves. Participants have their songs professionally produced, recorded and ultimately perform their songs to their family and friends. 

 

Koebi has taught guitar, music performance and music production over the past six years and has produced tracks with various artists, most notably Tony Rich,  Timomatic, Archie Band, Groovy Daughter, Ragged Blossom, Hayden Smith and Citizen Kay. 

 

In 2020 Koebi embarked on his solo career and released his debut single during the Covid period, "I Feel Like Shit" is a song about how he felt during the lockdown period. Whilst it was important to stay & positive during that time he wanted to acknowledge that the experience was difficult and challenging for many people, including himself. He followed that up with a song about love called “What You'd Say” released in January 2021 and in May he collaborated with one of Australia's most talented rappers and hip hoppers Hayds to write “A song about nothing.”

 

Later that year he collaborated with a group of Year 4 Indigenous students from the Biri Gunanggu Program. The track “Wassup My Mob” was written, produced and recorded over a four month period and was released in a live performance in front of their family and friends. In the first half of 2022 Koebi released two more singles, “Good People” and “I Know Better” working towards his first EP “Something New '' which was released in December at Kambri ANU. In 2024 Koebi plans to continue writing, performing and releasing music whilst balancing his final year of study at ANU.