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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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Street Warriors
The Wright boys are back – louder and prouder than ever. Brothers Abie and Warwick Wright are familiar faces on the Australian hip hop scene. As two of the three members of hip hop crew Local Knowledge, the duo performed to thousands of people across the country, picking up a swag of awards along the […]
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April
April Hip Hop Drop The Last Kinection consists of DJ Jay Tee and brother-sister duo Joel and Naomi Wenitong (aka Weno and Nay of Local Knowledge and Shakaya fame, respectively). This crew delivers the issues with clarity, originality and passion, empowering listeners with a respect for culture, truth and freedom of speech. They run hip […]
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February Hip Hop Drop
February Hip Hop Drop All My People by Tribal Suns is one of my all time favourite tracks. Tribal Suns is a bit of an all star affair, a super group of sorts. Producer & MC Dee Kay, who used to be in Native Rhyme Syndicate, joins forces with Impossible Odds front man Fred Leone […]
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Tjimba and the Yung Warriors – Band of Brothers
Their grandfather was a leader of the Aboriginal art movement, now these young warriors want to canvas the world with their hip hop style The grandsons of internationally-renowned artist Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri have found their own voices. While their grandfather used paints and canvas, Tjimba and the Yung Warriors have hip hop and the internet […]
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Stunnaz Set – Set for the major league
They have the looks and the connections but it’s the beats and words that are stunning audiences Everybody is indeed watching and listening to Stunnaset. If you haven’t seen them performing at the Yabun festival during the past two years, or in the music-dance fusion hit Reconzile, you’re sure to see them on ABC2’s promotional […]
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Thomas Mapfumo
In April Australians get a rare opportunity to hear in concert Zimbabwe’s Thomas Mapfumo and his full 10-piece band. Mapfumo is a cultural and political icon in Zimbabwe, the country from which he is exiled due to his outspokenness against Prime Minister Robert Mugabe and his betrayal of the fight for independence. Like Nigeria’s Fela […]
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Wire M.C
Direct from his hosting role at Yabun, Indigenous rapper Wire MC jumps straight into the celebrity health hot seat this month. Doing live shows must sap lots of energy. Do you need to be in good physical shape to put on a good show? Yeah, it does, you spend a lot of energy not only […]
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Warrior Calling (The Yung Warriors)
Indigenous hip hop is quickly gaining steam on the Australian music scene, steadily moving from dusty outback workshops to the big stage of the country’s major cities. All around the country, Indigenous acts are leading the way when it comes to innovative and socially conscious hip hop music that is finding an audience – not […]
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Hip hop and pop come together (June 6-9)
Sydney singer-songwriter Jane Walker joins veteran hip hop duo Street Warriors on stage at this year’s Dreaming Festival in Woodford from June 6-9 It’s an unusual move for Street Warriors, Deadly Award-winning rappers, given the apparent gulf between them in background and musical styles. But it makes perfect sense, says Abie Wright, aka Predator, who […]
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Cameron Goold
Cameron Goold is that spunk from Propaganda Klann. Last year saw him touring around Australia with Christine Anu as her musical director and drummer. The tour took him to Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin, Cairns and Alice Springs, as well as the Australian Film Institute Awards, where the diva appeared on a floating stage to sing “Mother’s […]
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Shakaya
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Ready for Anything Are you ready for Shakaya? ‘Cause these sistas are back with a brand new album. When you meet the girls from Shakaya, it’s really quite impossible not to get swept up in their effervescence. When they enter the room, it’s as though they’ve brought a whole […]
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Wire MC
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Taking it to da streets This MC brings power to the people with his own brand of “abodigital” hip hop. Wire MC, a a Gumbayngirri descendant from Bowraville, on the mid north coast of New South Wales, has been bringing his country rebel beats to the city streets and […]
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Propaganda Klann
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Rising Up A little bit roots, a little bit Beastie Boys and distinctly Australian ” Propaganda Klann have plenty to say and certainly aren’t shy about saying it. Based in Melbourne, St Kilda-based Propaganda Klann is an exciting cooperative of highly-talented musicians who share a love of creating tunes […]
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Brothablack
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Growing Pains He’s black and he’s back – Brothablack releases his long-awaited album. One of the country’s pioneers of Indigenous hip hop is returning in 2005 from a long-overdue hiatus. With some heavy ammunition in the shape of a new album and a renewed hunger for mainstream recognition, Brothablack […]
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Shadows
Vibe.com chats with Caper from Indigenous hip hop crew Shadows about the groups rapid rise. So I hear you guys have been globetrotting? Yeah, we went late last year to record our album with Pete Harrington in London. He actually helped on the E.P we recorded 12 months ago so we went over for a […]
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