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Wandering back to music roots
Stephen Pigram lead singer of The Pigram Brothers has recently released his new solo album, Wanderer
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Thelma’s Deadlys boost
Singer/songwriter Thelma Plum has gone from strength to strength in the past year, releasing her debut six-track EP Rosie following her 2012 Deadly for best emerging talent. Since the homemade demo of Father Said and her Deadlys® win, Thelma has recorded her debut EP with Tony Buchen (John Butler/Washington) in late 2012. In the past […]
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Auditions open for new girl band
Open auditions are being held this weekend for Indigenous female singers to form a pop vocal group.
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Simone’s still got the voice
We were all holding our breath as we watched one of our favourite singers,Simone Stacey, audition for The Voice.
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Shakaya
They sing, dance, look unbelievable and write all their own material. They have the kind of talent white-bread teeny boppers can only dream about. And they’ve just landed a major recording deal. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the sounds of Shakaya. Deadly Vibe heard about two girls from up Cairns way who were reported to be […]
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Simone Stacey’s return to the spotlight
Simone Stacey is returning to her musical roots. After a long hiatus from the industry that embraced her and fellow cairns singer Naomi Wenitong as the pop group Shakaya back in the early 2000s, Simone is back with a new sound and a newfound energy. Shakaya enjoyed national success, releasing a couple of top 10 […]
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Catherine Satour debuts first album
Catherine Satour’s first album is a milestone for female desert artists and marks the culmination of plenty of hard work to realise her dreams. The daughter of the legendary musician Bunna Lawrie, she is no stranger to the stage having performed at a young age with her dad’s pioneering band Coloured Stone. But Catherine’s album […]
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Leah Flanagan wins APRA PDA
Leah Flanagan has received the APRA Professional Development Award in the Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander category. The talented singer/songwriter from Darwin has been going from strength to strength after the release of her acclaimed album Nirvana Nights in 2010, and has been winning the hearts of audiences all over the country at her many festival and solo venue […]
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Yothu Yindi inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame
Ask any person in the street who is the most famous Indigenous band we have seen in the last 20 years, and they’ll likely say Yothu Yindi. That iconic status was cemented when the groundbreaking Northern territory band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Deadly Vibe was lucky enough to catch up with […]
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Saltwater Freshwater Festival
Some major Indigenous talent is lining up to play at the 2013 Saltwater Freshwater Festival in Taree on 26 January, including the legendary band Coloured Stone, hip-hop favourites The Last Kinection and crowd-pleasers The Medics. Saltwater Freshwater is the largest Aboriginal cultural event on the Mid North Coast – where the saltwater and freshwater meet. […]
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Yabun Festival 2013
Red Ochre award-winning performer and Western Arrernte man Warren H Williams and Pitjantjatjara singer-songwriter Frank Yamma will headline this year’s Yabun Festival on Saturday, 26 January in Victoria Park, Sydney. The legendary Archie Roach will also be playing, along with an all-star choir, performing songs from his latest album Into the Bloodstream. Yabun is also […]
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Soul in song
Up and coming Aboriginal singer and songwriter Anglee Little is a great example of having the confidence to just put your talent out there. She has been recording herself playing songs, posting them on Youtube and getting some great feedback along the way. Her postings reveal this young songstress has a beautiful voice and natural […]
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Island reggae
Western Australian reggae band Oz Island has just released their debut album better life and the band seems destined for big things. Their songs are gaining airplay and they attracted a nomination in this year’s Western Australian Music Association (WAM) song of the year. They are already sharing stages with the likes of Christine Anu, […]
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Jessica Mauboy wins a 2012 Deadly
Ever popular Jessica Mauboy backstage at the 2012 Deadlys after winning Female Artist of the Year.
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Going places
Emerging singer songwriter Jess Beck drifted into singing while studying acting at university but she admits music was always her first love. After acting in various plays and performing music at venues around Adelaide, Jess moved to Sydney in 2007. Her apprehension about moving to the big city was captured in her song ‘Hometown Dress’, […]
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