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A number of Indigenous Australians have achieved mainstream prominence, such as Jimmy Little (pop), Yothu Yindi (Australian aboriginal rock), Troy Cassar-Daley , Jessica Mauboy (pop, R&B), NoKTuRNL and the Warumpi Band (alternative or world music). Indigenous music has also gained broad exposure through the world music movement and in ...
This strain of Australian country music, with lyrics focusing on strictly Australian subjects, is generally known as "bush music" or "bush band music." The most successful Australian bush band is Melbourne's the Bushwackers , active since the early 1970s, other well-known country singers include Reg Lindsay , bush balladeer singer Buddy ...
William Barton was born in Mount Isa, Queensland. [1] His mob are from the Roper River area, and he is a Kalkadunga man. [2]He learned to play didgeridoo at the age of 11 from Uncle Arthur Peterson, [2] an elder of the Wannyi, Lardil, and Kalkadungu peoples of Western Queensland.
Yothu Yindi (Yolngu for "child and mother", pronounced / ˌ j ɒ θ uː ˈ j ɪ n d i /, natively [ju:t̪u jindi]) are an Australian musical group with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members, formed in 1986 as a merger of two bands formed in 1985 – a white rock group called the Swamp Jockeys (Todd Williams, Michael Wyatt, Cal Williams, Stuart Kellaway, Andrew Bellety), and an unnamed ...
The second song released was "Sublime", released in Australia on 17 May 2002 and became the duo's second top twenty single peaking at number nineteen in June 2002. [8] " Cinderella " was the third and last song released by the duo; it became their third top twenty single, peaking at number sixteen, [ 9 ] and it was certified gold by ARIA. [ 6 ]
"Gadigal Land" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil featuring Dan Sultan, Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs and Bunna Lawrie. The song was released on 7 August 2020. [ 1 ] It is the band's first single in 17 years, and is part of The Makarrata Project , a themed mini-album of collaborations with Indigenous artists.
Budjerah Julum Slabb was born on 17 March 2002 in Fingal Head, located 5 kilometres south of the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Gold Coast-Tweed region. [8] [9] His parents are licensed pastors and he subsequently grew up singing gospel music in churches throughout his upbringing. [10]
Electric Fields is an Australian electronic music duo made up of vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding and keyboard player and producer Michael Ross. Electric Fields combine modern electric-soul music with Aboriginal culture and sing in Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and English. The duo have released an EP and several singles.