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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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Ebony Williams
Deadly Vibe Issue 106, December 2005 Making the Connection If you want something done, do it yourself, so the saying goes. One woman is doing just that. We all know that Indigenous music is a growing force, but that it needs our support to help it on its way ” going to gigs, buying albums, […]
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Bawrrung Buljurr Girrwaa
Deadly Vibe Issue 44 September 2000 The Bawrrung Buljurr Girrwaa (BBG) are a four piece hip hop outfit based in northern New South Wales, who are hip hop artists with an edge. The four members are consist of four people, Wire (Will), Couch (Paul), K-Lyte (Kel) and Sim (Simon). They have been writing and researching […]
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Fat Freddies Drop
World Blak Drop Zone First Wellington, now the world – Fat Freddy’s Drop have jammed their way into the record books. Exploding out of the Land of the Long White Cloud, armed with bucket loads of soul, deadly dub rhythms and future funk, is the internationally revered, seven-headed soul monster known as Fat Freddy’s Drop. […]
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South West Syndicate
Formed in 1992, South West Syndicate are a collective of predominantly Indigenous musicians and performers from Sydney. Core members are Brothablack, Monkey Mark, Naz, Nadine, Les and Terrance, with additional members including Kider, Dax, Ebony, Mohammed and Steven. Members’ ages vary from nine to thirtysomething. SWS’ music is best described as hip-hop. The music incorporates […]
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Local Knowledge
Deadly Vibe Issue 114 August 2006 Local Knowledge Call it a Day One of the most successful Indigenous groups in Australia has parted ways. But it ain’t all over for this band of brothas. Back in 2002, brothers Abie and Warwick “Wok” Wright approached Joel Wenitong about forming a hip hop crew. All three shared […]
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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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