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In the studio with Sondra Paulson
Sondra Paulson is a talented young singer with an amazing voice and a very bright future. Having already performed at The Dreaming festival and WOMADelaide, Sondra has her first album coming out in August and dropped by the Deadly Sounds studio to chat with Rhoda Roberts about music, life and making it in the music […]
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Breaking the sound barrier
Despite the recent breakout commercial success of a few, Indigenous musicians face an uphill battle when it comes to making it on the local mainstream music scene. Over the past 18 months, two immensely talented Indigenous artists from the Northern Territory have made a significant impact on the Australian music charts. Of course, we’re referring […]
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Shellie Morris – Winter Magic
Deadly Vibe Issue 157, March 2010 Performing for Canada’s Aboriginal people at this year’s Winter Olympics, was an amazing experience for the Black Arm Band. Shellie Morris tells us all about it. Recently, Shellie performed with Aboriginal super-group, Black Arm Band, a collaboration of Australia’s top Indigenous artists, at the opening of the Winter Olympics […]
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Dan Sultan – Sultan Swings Back
Deadly Vibe Issue 154December 2009 With a new album, a role in a feature film and a packed touring schedule ahead of him, Dan Sultan’s career is about to shift into overdrive. Sometimes, early success can be a real career killer, especially in the music industry where one-hit wonders are the norm and countless acts […]
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Archie Roach – Looking Back
Everyone these days knows who Archie Roach is. The talented singer songwriter and guitarist is a legend not only in the musical community but also in the Aboriginal community for his powerful voice which he uses not only for singing but for story telling and bringing attention to Indigenous rights. He survived a turbulent upbringing […]
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Workshops for emerging Indigenous Artists
Whichway, a project of MusicNSW, exists to assist in the development of the Indigenous music industry in NSW. On October, 20-22 and 27-29, Whichway will host two series of workshops for emerging Indigenous artists interested in taking their music that one step further. The introduction workshops will be split over two weeks by style of […]
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Vanda & Young Song Writing Competition
Get reacquainted with your inner rock star and reap the rewards! Open to aspiring and established songwriters, the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition provides an outstanding opportunity for a talented songwriter to make their mark, and support music therapy charity, Nordoff-Robbins. Don’t miss the chance to have your songs heard and appraised by industry leaders, […]
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Microwave Jenny – Zappin’ it!
Microwave Jenny’s music will make you feel warm inside From performing on the back of a ute at Kempsey to being heard around the world, Microwave Jenny are on a fast track to success. After seeing Microwave Jenny perform on the back of a ute at a Vibe 3on3 festival, Vibe’s Managing Director Gavin Jones […]
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Shellie Morris
She sings, she strums, she motivates! The hottest musical talent to come out of Darwin in quite some time, Shellie Morris is also committed to helping young Aboriginal people realise their full potential. Deadly Vibe meets “the Janis Joplin of Jingili”. Although singer/songwriter Shellie Morris is a relative newcomer to the music industry, she’s already […]
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Leanna Shoveller
>Deadly Vibe Issue 77 September 2003 Leanna Shoveller describes the SBS documentary she was recently featured in as the deadliest thing that has ever happened to her, and at only 19 she has done some pretty deadly things. Hailing from the small community of Halls Creek in Western Australia, Leanna has been performing and making […]
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Stiff Gins
Stiff Gins are a young, exciting three-piece acoustic group with stunning vocal harmonies. Nardi Simpson, Kaleena Briggs and Emma Donovan met in 1997 while studying contemporary music in Sydney. The diversity of their musical backgrounds results in a vibrancy and freshness expressed through their vocal arrangements. And now they have a Deadly to their name, […]
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Kutcha Edwards
A child of the Stolen Generation, Kutcha Edwards talks about his struggles as a child, his success as a musician and his joy at becoming a father. When Kutcha Edwards was 18 months old, he was taken from his mother and father and placed in care. He subsequently spent most of his childhood in institutions. […]
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Frank Yamma
Frank is one of Australia’s most talented contemporary performers. He also happens to be a traditional Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal who is fluent in five Aboriginal languages. Frank has been recorded on 16 different commercially released albums, including Red Sands Dreaming , In Aboriginal (released in the US), Songlines (ABC Records), Celebration, and Terrasphere . In 1988, […]
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Frances Williams
Frances Williams comes from Bundaberg in Queensland. She has always had a deep appreciation of music and is proud of her Aboriginal-Fijian heritage. This is clearly portrayed in her fantastic debut EP, Frances Williams. Frances has worked with some of Australia’s foremost artists including David Bridie, Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Vika and Linda, and Tiddas. […]
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Archie Roach
Deadly Vibe Issue 45 October 2000 “If there is a black God, it’s him.” That’s how Leah Purcell describes Archie Roach. How else do you describe him? Artist? Poet? Storyteller? Singer? Songwriter? Archie Roach is all of the above and he’s also one of the deadliest brothers around. As you can tell from his music, […]
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Archie Roach & Ruby Hunter
Deadly Vibe Issue 93 November 2004 Let’s stick together Two of our most beloved performers, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, have been Deadly favourites since the event began. So it was no surprise that the pair once again walked away with a Deadly in 2004, this time for Excellence in Film and Theatrical Score. Archie […]
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