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The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in partnership with the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and the Australia Council for the Arts today announced the grant recipients of the First Nations Sound Recording Partnership.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australia Council, Dan Rankine, Daniel Wilfred, indigenous, Jess Hitchcock, Luke Riches, Miiesha Young, music industry, PPCA, The Struggling Kings, trials

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Archie Roach Revisits ‘Took The Children Away’ 30 Years On

by Paul Cashmere

Archie Roach’s historic musical statement about Australia’s Stolen Generation has been revisited 30 years on. Archie has recorded a new version of the iconic song in his kitchen with Stephen Magnusson and Sam Anning.

Tagged as: 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, folk, indigenous

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Kev Carmody Says Don’t Tear Statues Down

by Paul Cashmere

Indigenous music legend Kev Carmody rejects the concept of tearing down statues of British invaders like Captain Cook. He tells Noise11 they should stay as a reminder of what happened.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Australia, country, folk, indigenous, Kev Carmody

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Kev Carmody Has Some Words For 3AW’s Tom Elliott

by Paul Cashmere

3AW’s drivetime presenter Tom Elliott is not known for his sensitivity to our First Australians. In fact, his rhetoric often borders on full-blown racism.

Tagged as: 3AW, Australia, indigenous, Kev Carmody, racism, radio, Tom Elliott

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Courtney Barnett . Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Courtney Barnett Covers Kev Carmody and Its Stunning

by Paul Cashmere

Courtney Barnett has made a music video for her cover of Kev Carmody’s ‘Just For You’.

Tagged as: Alice Skye, Australia, Courtney Barnett, Electric Fields, indigenous, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kev Carmody

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Baker Boy Named Artist Of The Year At NIMAs

by Paul Cashmere

Baker Boy has been named Artist of the Year at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs).

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, indigenous, music industry, National Indigenous Music Awards

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Announcement: National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists Unveiled

by Announcement

The nominations for this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced today, with a huge geographic and genre range, representing a true snapshot of Australia’s First Nations talent.

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, indigenous, music industry, National Indigenous Music Awards

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Kasey Chambers and Jimmy Barnes Cover Kev Carmody’s ‘Black Bess’

by Paul Cashmere

The Kev Carmody tribute album ‘Cannot Buy My Sooul’ has been expanded with new recordings by Courtney Barnett, Kasey Chambers & Jimmy Barnes, Mo’Ju & Birdz (produced by Trials), Kate Miller-Heidke, Alice Skye, Archie Roach and Electric Fields.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian, folk, indigenous, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, Kev Carmody, rock, traditional

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Scott Darlow Launches New Mushroom Label Reclusive Records

by Paul Cashmere

Yorta Yorta singer songwriter Scott Darlow is the first signing to Mushroom’s new label Reclusive Records.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Ian kenny, indigenous, rock, Scott Darlow

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National Indigenous Music Awards To Be Online Only During COVID-19 Crisis

by Announcement

The National Indigenous Music Awards are pleased to announce in the face of the COVID19 pandemic, that they will continue in 2020, reacting to a climate where celebrating and shining a light on First Nations artists is even more important than ever. Opening their nominations today, the NIMAs are ready to face the challenge of building and supporting community in a changed world.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, folk, indigenous, National Indigenous Music Awards, NIMA

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Archie Roach Will Tour Australia For The Last Time

by Paul Cashmere

Archie Roach will head out on his final Australian tour in May.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, folk, indigenous

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Archie Roach Named Victoria’s Australian of the Year

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music legend Archie Roach has been named Victoria’s Australian of the Year.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, indigenous, roots

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Archie Roach Has A Companion Album For His New Book

by Paul Cashmere

Archie Roach will publish his memoir ‘Tell Me Why’ on 1 November and on the same day release a companion album.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s. 00s, Archie Roach, Australia, folk, indigenous

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Brendan Gallagher To Celebrate 20 Years Since Jimmy Little’s Messenger

by Paul Cashmere

Brendan Gallagher, producer of Jimmy Little’s contemporary comeback ‘Messenger’, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release with shows around Australia in October and November.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, contemporary, indigenous, Jimmy Little

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How Aboriginal Girl Thelma Plum from country NSW wrote a song with Paul McCartney

by Paul Cashmere

When Indigenous singer songwriter Thelma Plum was a small girl growing up in the New South Wales country town Delungra, her musical tastes were being molded listening to Paul McCartney and Paul Kelly. On her new album ‘Better In Blak’, she has co-written a song with her two idols.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Better In Blak, David Kahne, folk, indigenous, Paul Kelly, Paul McCartney, pop, Thelma Plum

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Jessie Lloyd awarded International Touring Grant from The Cat Empire and The Australia Council

by Paul Cashmere

Jessie Lloyd and her Mission Songs Project is the recipient of the International Touring Grant from The Cat Empire and The Australia Council for the Arts.

Tagged as: Australia, indigenous, Jessie Lloyd, Missions Songs Project, music industry, The Australia Council, The Cat Empire

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Danzal Baker aka Baker Boy named Young Australian of the Year

by Paul Cashmere

Indigenous rapper Danzal Baker aka Baker Boy has been named Young Australian of the Year.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Baker Boy, Danzal Baker, indigenous, rap

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Baker Boy to Receive the Corner Award for 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s iconic venue The Corner Hotel has named indigenous hip-hop artist Baker Boy the recipient of its 2018 Corner Award.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Baker Boy, Corner Hotel, hip-hop, indigenous, rap

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Roger Knox To Spend A Lunchtime Telling Stories At The Australian Music Vault

by Noise11.com

Roger Knox, an inductee of the National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame, will perform and speak about his life at MPavilion, Arts Centre Melbourne for the Australian Music Vault.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, country, folk, indigenous, Roger Knox

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Classic Yothu Yindi Track Treaty Updated With Baker Boy For 2018

by Paul Cashmere

The Yothu Yindi dance classic ‘Treaty’ featuring Gavin Campbell has been updated to include Baker Boy and Dhapanbal Yunupingu, the daughter of Dr M. Yunupingu.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Baker Boy, dance, Gavin Campbell, indigenous, Yothu Yindi

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Australian Charts: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Local indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu achieves something after his passing in July of 2017 which he didn’t do while he was still alive, and that is score a No.1 album locally, as his fourth studio album and first posthumous release “Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Tagged as: albums, Australia, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunipingu, indigenous, music industry

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First Taste of Final Gurrumul Recording Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Gurrumul’s final recording ‘Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)’ will be released on April 13.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Djarimirri, folk, Gurrumul, indigenous

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Christine Anu - Image By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Christine Anu To Receive National Songwriting Award

by Noise11.com

Christine Anu will be recognised for her decades of work with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Australia’s First Nations Music.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Christine Anu, contemporary, indigenous, pop, songwriter

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