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 […]
How fantastically well are these guys rockin’? NoKTuRNL have so much to say and all the energy in the country to get their message across and get it across LouD! The boys have toured with Spiderbait, supported Powderfinger and Regurgitator, and one of their songs featured in the AFI award-winning film Radiance. NoKTuRNL first came […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Raising his voice Monday, May 10, 2004. Standing on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament House before a large crowd of people, black and white, Richard Frankland announced the formation of the Your Voice political party. “It’s time that we as Indigenous Australians put the onus of equity back on […]
Velvet-voiced Rochelle Watson has come a long way. A firm gospel background has been a strong influence in the evolution of this Cairns resident’s musical style ” a winning combination of soul, reggae and Islander sounds. Her partner and manager Pat Ganita has helped Rochelle in fostering her extraordinary talent. Pat is from Fiji and […]
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 […]
Tamworth-based Shelly Atkins is the first female singer/songwriter to sign with CAAMA. Shelly has been surrounded by music all her life. Her father, Mark Atkins, is a nationally acclaimed didgeridoo player with many recordings and performances to his credit. As a young singer in Tamworth, Shelly found herself singing country music with various bands. But […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 97 March 2005 Solo Sisters As the three sweet singing sisters of Tiddas, they captivated us with their powerful music and spirited lyrics. So what are these tiddas up to now? For 10 years, Tiddas were Australia’s premier all-female vocal group. After a successful run which included four albums, international tours, several […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 114 August 2006 All the Right Notes They’re two of Australia’s best-loved celebrities, and now they’ve paired up to serenade the nation on a new TV show. One of Australia’s favourite Indigenous music stars has joined forces with Australia’s longest-serving soap actor in the hugely successful Channel Seven celebrity reality show, It […]
Warumpi is the name of a honey-ant dreaming site near the Aboriginal settlement of Papunya, 250 km west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. In 1983, the Warumpi Band released the first-ever rock tune in an Aboriginal language (Luritja) – “Jailanguru Pakamu”. The following year they released their debut album Big Name No Blankets, […]
Yothu Yindi is the contemporary cultural voice of the Yolngu community in north-eastern Arnhem Land. The band members are drawn from two of the 20 clan groups in the region, the Gumatj and Rirratjingu. The band formed in 1986, determined to promote the strength of the Yolngu people, presenting non-Indigenous people throughout the world with […]
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, […]
Pleading Guilty En route from Moree to Sydney to perform at this year’s Survival concert are Steven Swan, Donna Faulkner, Damien Smith, Shane Roberts and Dean Jenkins, aka The Guilty Party. This five-piece band, formed back in 1998 when they were all attending Courallie High School in Moree together. Their music has been influenced by […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 97 March 2005 A Little Respect He’s from the bush and he’s proud ” George Rrurrambu gets the message out. Talking to George Rrurrambu, you get a sense that you are in the presence of a powerful wisdom ” a man who appears to hold a deep understanding of the mysteries of […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 86 April 2004 Up, up and away At the beginning of the year, Aaron Pedersen was wondering what work might be coming his way. Now he’s so busy he barely has time to think. At the beginning of the year, Aaron Pedersen was wondering what work might be coming his way. Now […]
A Lajamanu Kind Of Summer What has this summer got in stall for the North Tanami Band ? We spoke with Rex Patterson from the band to find out. This well-respected Northern Territory band comes from Lajamanu, 800kms north-west of Alice Springs. The band is made up of Rex, and his two sons Zack and […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 110 April 2006 A Royal Occasion Saltwater Band says “Nhämirri nhe”* to Her Majesty the Queen. STORY: The fellas from Saltwater Band from Elcho Island were invited by the Prime Minister to open the procession in a special service at Sydney’s St Andrew’s Cathedral for Queen Elizabeth II while she was visiting […]
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