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Lou Bennet
As a member of the Tiddas trio, Lou Bennett toured the world, gaining fans like Billy Bragg along the way. Releasing a total of four records, the group’s unique sound garnered them three Deadlys and an ARIA before they called it quits in 2000. Lou Bennett has since released a solo album, Time Out, a […]
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Bloody Marys
Deadly Vibe Issue 67 September 2002 Make Mine A Mary They were the darlings of folk and world music festivals from Woodford to Womad, a sublime trio with vocals to swoon for. So whatever happened to Tiddas? Well, as original member Amy Saunders tells Deadly Vibe, a new-look sisterhood is set to enchant us all […]
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Ruby Hunter
Ruby Hunter dominated the nominations for the 2000 Deadly Sounds National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Awards, with a total of four to her name – Female Artist of the Year, Album Release of the Year, Single Release of the Year, and Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal Music. Our swinging sister from the Ngarrindjeri people […]
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Jason Scott
Australia’s leading young Indigenous Singer Songwriter.Acknowledged and respected as a gifted musician, JASON is a dazzling Guitarist, Drummer, Bass and Didjeridu Player. Jason is currently rehearsing with his band ‘Desert Sea’ gearing up to promote his new album ‘From The Desert To The Sea’ due to be released 22nd January 2002. His busy schedule this […]
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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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