Shellie Morris – Speaking her language

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Shellie Morris and the Yanyuwa Singers will provide a spectacular cultural opening to this year’s Deadly Awards. The group will be performing two songs in language from Shellie’s new album, Together We Are Strong – or Ngambala wiji Li-Wunungu in Yanyuwa language. “The Yanyuwa Singers have been singing traditional songs since they were […]

Deadlys Nominees 2011: Female Artist of the Year

2> Jessica Mauboy Jessica first graced Australian television as a shy 16-year-old on Australian Idol in 2006. She signed to Sony Music Australia before the show had wrapped, and released her debut album Been Waiting in 2008. The album earned double platinum sales and produced her first number one single Burn as well as the […]

Free screening of Murundak

To celebrate NAIDOC Week 2011, Marrickville Council and ANTaR Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation, will present a special screening of the film MURUNDAK: Songs of Freedom as well as a live performance from Emma Donovan of ‘The Black Arm Band’. The performance and screening will be held at the DENDY Newtown on Wednesday 6 […]

Leah Flanagan – Creating Nirvana

From performing her own songs at Darwin’s local music hub the Nirvana Restaurant, to now releasing her first album Nirvana Nights at the recent Darwin Festival, music has been a natural progression for singer/songwriter Leah Flanagan. “The launch was fantastic! I’m really, really happy with how things worked out for the album. This is my […]

Ursula Yovich – Life Journey

Ursula Yovich has always wanted to do her own show to perform the songs that she’s always wanted to sing, but when the Adelaide Cabaret Festival Director David Campbell approached her in late 2008, she had reservations. She’d just had her first baby, Jala (now two years-old) and wasn’t sure if she’d have time or […]

Archie Roach and Sinead O’Connor perform in Melbourne

Melbourne Festival announces very special world premiere performances with several of the Seven Songs to Leave Behind artists showcasing some brand new songs, alongside their well known hits and those of other iconic performers.

Shellie Morris – Winter Magic

Deadly Vibe Issue 157, March 2010 Performing for Canada’s Aboriginal people at this year’s Winter Olympics, was an amazing experience for the Black Arm Band. Shellie Morris tells us all about it. Recently, Shellie performed with Aboriginal super-group, Black Arm Band, a collaboration of Australia’s top Indigenous artists, at the opening of the Winter Olympics […]

Dan Sultan – Sultan Swings Back

Deadly Vibe Issue 154December 2009 With a new album, a role in a feature film and a packed touring schedule ahead of him, Dan Sultan’s career is about to shift into overdrive. Sometimes, early success can be a real career killer, especially in the music industry where one-hit wonders are the norm and countless acts […]

The 2008 Deadlys

Winners of the 14th annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander awards have been announced at a spectacular star-studded ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday, October 9, 2008. A who’s who of black Australia dazzled on the red carpet before joining hundreds of excited audience members in the Concert Hall for a celebration […]

The Black Arm Band – Hidden Republic (October 24-25)

Two of Australia’s foremost musical forces come together for an historic musical event that celebrates songs of hope and resistance from the open heart of Australia’s contemporary Indigenous music. Since the stunning national response to murundak that had its world premiere as part of the 2006 Melbourne Festival, The Black Arm Band has experienced huge […]

Shining the Light

Deadly Vibe Issue 131 – January 2008 The future of the Indigenous arts is in good hands. STORY: Speaking to Deadly Vibe just a few days before the Federal Election, Wesley Enoch is feeling quietly optimistic about the future. “I sense that there will be a change,” he says. “But no matter what happens at […]