Shakaya are a two-piece girl group from Australia, consisting of Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong, two Cairns, North Queensland based songwriters and performers. The two met at the Atsic Music College in 1999 while studying an Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander music course and they had both been writing individually before they met each other.[LINK: http://www.girl.com.au/shakayainterview.htm] "Shakaya at Girl.com.au". Girl.com.au. Retrieved June 3 2007.[LINK: http://www.vibe.com.au/vibe/corporate/celebrity_vibe/showceleb.asp?id=71] "The power of two". VIBE Australia. Retrieved June 3 2007. The girls were initially discovered in Cairns by Reno Nicastro, and Michael Pearson-Adams. Nicastro produced most of the girls' songs and gave them free studio time for two years. The band's name, 'Shakaya',