Timor Leste: Our Voices, Our Stories

A landmark concert celebrating Timor-Leste’s most exciting voices.

Timor-Leste – Ita Nia Lian, Ita Nia Istoria – Our Voices Our Stories spotlights the vibrant new wave of Timorese music led by Hamoris Lian Timor, a creative movement dedicated to nurturing young artists, preserving cultural memory, and amplifying Timor-Leste's stories on the world stage.

Emerging from community driven collaboration across Dili, Suai, and the diaspora, Hamoris Lian Timor empowers artists to record, perform and share their lived experiences with authenticity, pride, and artistic freedom.

This landmark concert features three of the movement’s most exciting voices, Izu, Jovie, and Lolobremu. Their powerful songwriting and contemporary Timorese sound are redefining what modern music from Timor-Leste can be. Joining them will be special guest, iconic singer-songwriter Ego Lemos, whose presence bridges generations and honours the long tradition of Timorese musical activism.