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Saltwater Band – Indigenous roots band from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island; Scrap Metal – country/reggae band from Broome, Western Australia; Shakaya – two piece girl group; Soft Sands – country and gospel band from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island; South West Syndicate – hip hip group; Spin.FX – reggae, rock, country band from Papunya ...
The establishment of National Aboriginal Dance Council Australia (NADCA, also referred to as National Aboriginal Dance Council of Australia [5]) was instigated by Christine Donnelly and ADTR in 1995. [4] It was supported by Ausdance in their presentation of the presentation of three major Indigenous dance conferences. [6]
Anu began performing as a dancer while at college, [11] and became a member of the Bangarra Dance Theatre and the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre troupes. [3] She toured with Bangarra in 1992 and 1993. [12] She went on to sing back-up vocals for the Rainmakers, which included Neil Murray, formerly founder-member of the Warumpi Band, for a ...
In 2009 Shellie Morris performed at the Sydney Opera house with world-renowned aboriginal musician Gurrumul Yunupingu. Morris also performed and co-wrote the music Liberty Songs with Australian guitarist Glen Heald, a collaboration between refugees from Liberia and indigenous Australian female singers. In 2010 Shellie performed her song "Swept ...
This is a list of Indigenous Australian performing artists. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Circus Con Colleano – tightrope walker Comedy Mark Bin Bakar – actor and comedian Dance Stephen Page Frances Rings Film, television and theatre Kylie Belling – actor Burnum ...
Joe Flick (c.1865 - 1889) Indigenous Australian outlaw who shot dead a Native Police officer; Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan (c.1773 - 1809) Eora man who was the first Indigenous Australian to travel across the Pacific Ocean; Kapiu Masi Gagai (c. 1894 - 1946) a Torres Strait Islander man who worked as a pearler, boatman, mission worker and soldier
Performance of Aboriginal song and dance in the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.. Indigenous music of Australia comprises the music of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, intersecting with their cultural and ceremonial observances, through the millennia of their individual and collective histories to the present day.
Indigenous Australian music is unique, as it dates back more than 60,000 years to the prehistory of Australia and continues the ancient songlines through contemporary artists as diverse as: David Dahwurr Hudson, Warumpi Band, Wild Water, Saltwater Band, Nabarlek, Nokturnl, the Pigram Brothers, Blekbala Mujik, and Ruby Hunter.