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Archibald William Roach AC (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian (Gunditjmara and Bundjalung [1] [2]) singer-songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung [3]) and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
From the 1960s through to the 1980s, the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy was a meeting place for Aboriginal people who had left missions, Aboriginal reserves, and other government institutions and drifted to the city in a bid to trace their families, [1] and Roach was one of these. A street behind a factory was a meeting and drinking ...
The Songs of Charcoal Lane is the tenth studio album by Australian singer songwriter Archie Roach. The album is a re-recording and 30th anniversary celebration of Roach's debut studio album, Charcoal Lane. The Songs of Charcoal Lane album was recorded with Stephen Magnusson and Sam Anning, along with recording engineer Hadyn Buxton.
Archie Roach received a Human Rights Medal for his heartbreaking Stolen Generations song, "Took The Children Away." Archie Roach, Iconic Aboriginal Songwriter and Activist, Dies at 66 Skip to main ...
The discography of Archie Roach AM, an Indigenous (Gunditjmara and Bundjalung [1]) Australian musician consists of 10 studio albums, 3 live album, 1 soundtrack album and 5 compilation albums. Roach has won numerous awards including and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2020.
The Concert Collection 2012–2018 is a three-disc live album by Australian singer-songwriter Archie Roach.The album features live recordings from Roach's three most recent studio albums.
Sensual Being is the fourth studio album by Australian singer songwriter Archie Roach. The album was released in July 2002 and peaked at number 59 on the ARIA Charts . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002 , the album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album .
Creation is a box set by Australian singer songwriter Archie Roach.The box set features remastered versions of Roach's first four studio albums with Mushroom Records between 1990 and 2002 with 14 previously unreleased bonus tracks and deluxe packaging including detailed liner notes, commentary from the albums' producers Paul Kelly, David Bridie, Malcolm Burn and Richard Pleasance. [1]