PREVIOUS KOORI RADIO ALBUMS OF THE WEEK
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ROBERT K CHAMPION
1977 Released Released Nov 2018 Robert K Champion moves audiences with his haunting guitar music and compelling stories of life, love and loss across the Australian landscape. This is his long-awaited debut solo album ‘1977.’ You can get it from Bandcamp here. |
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ELECTRIC FIELDS
2000 and Whatever Released Feb 2019 Not really an album, just a deadly new single from electro soul favourites Electric Fields who just performed at Fair Day in the run up to Mardi Gras. We ca’t wait til they drop their new album. Fingers crossed it’ll be here soon! |
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THELMA PLUM
Not Angry Anymore Released Feb 2019 Not really an album, just a deadly new single from Gamilaroi sista Thelma Plum. She also dropped a fresh new video to go with it which you can check out right here. |
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SONBOY
Kid From the Block Released 24 Nov 2018 Redfern local Hip Hop MC Sonboy is using music to share his story about growing up in Redfern on The Block. He hopes his music will “spread positivity to the young’uns” and keep memories of The Block alive. He’ll be performing on the main stage at Yabun Festival next month. |
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YABUN 2019
Playlist Drafted JAN 2019 Not really an album, just a DEADLY playlist so you can get familiar with some of the IndigenousX talent playing the Yabun Festival and Pre-Party this year. Find out more at yabun.org.au |
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SOUTHEAST DESERT METAL
Break the Silence Released 23 Nov 2018 From a small community in central Australia, Southeast have developed a sound that reflects their surroundings: dynamic and distinct. Chief songwriter Chris Wallace writes about Aboriginal culture and dreaming, passing on stories from the old to the young generation. The band will be touring nationally in early 2019. You can follow them on Facebook here and buy the new album here. |
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TROY CASSAR-DALEY
Greatest Hits Released 19 Oct 2018 Drawing on 30 incredible years of making music, Troy has compiled all of his biggest hits to celebrate an extraordinary career. Alongside 42 singles Troy has also included 2 new tracks. You can stream one of them below ‘Wouldn’t Change A Thing.’ Greatest Hits can be purchased from Troy’s website. |
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KAIIT
Live From Her Room Released 24 September 2018 After winning our hearts at the Klub Koori NAIDOC celebration at Carriageworks, KAIIT has just dropped her highly anticipated EP “Live from her Room.” Stream it on Spotify below or buy it here. |
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Young Black and Deadly Released 22 Sept 2018 A FRESH compilation of young, talented, Sydney based Indigenous musicians who in 2018 completed a series of intensive music development, performance and recording workshops, as part of Gadigal Information Service and Koori Radio 93.7FM's Indigenous youth music mentorship program, here at the station in Redfern. You can stream the album below or download it for free from Bandcamp here. |
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
UPK 6 Released Aug 2018 The latest installment from the compilation series UPK (Uwankara Palyanku Kanyintjaku) meaning everybody creating holding and caring for the future. This album UPK 6 features musicians from 6 different communities (Fregon, Mimili, Indulkana, Amata, Pipalyatjara and Pukatja) on the APY lands South Australia. This album brings a fresh contemporary sound to Aboriginal music from Central Australia. Buy it here. |
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BARAYA
Bring Back the Gweagal Shield Released Feb 2018 This is not so much an album of the week, but a song of the week. Almost 250 years ago, Captain James Cook and his men shot the Gweagal warrior Cooman, stole his shield and spears, and took them back to England, where the shield and spears have remained ever since. Sharon Carpenter and her band Baraya, highlight the campaign to return these significant artifacts and objects that were stolen in the first wave of colonisation. The track (below), entitled Bring Back The Gweagal Shield features an all-star cast and includes a duet with artist Richard Green. |
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THE KID LAROI
14 With a Dream Released 16 August 2018 Weighing in at just 14 YEARS OLD this young south Sydney hip hop sensation punches WAY above his weight. Recently announced as a triple j Unearthed High finalist for 2018, The Kid Laroi is on the rise. No word yet of where you can buy his new 5 track EP, but you can definitely stream it below and check him on Facebook... |
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OETHA
Sista Girl Released on July 10th 2018 This isn’t so much an album but a single from a new rap group comprising of Indigenous lady powerhouses Lady Lash, Miss Hood and Dizzy Doolan. The name Oetha [pronounced O-E-tha] is an acronym; it’s meaning being Our Earth The Heart Acknowledges. You can check them out on Facebook by clicking here. |
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KAIIT
OG Luv Kush pt.2 Released on June 15th 2018 This isn’t so much an album but a 3 track single from the Papua New Guinea-born, Melbourne-based soul singer. ‘OG Luv Kush, pt. 2’, is an honest portrait of a breakup that details the paradox between missing someone and knowing you need to move on. Buy the new single right here. |
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EMILY WURRAMARA
Milyakburra Released on June 1st 2018 Steeped in the sand, salt and concrete of her family, community, culture, islands and all of the souls that have played a part in her journey so far, Milyakburra is 11 tracks sung in both English and Anindilyakwa that explore the contrasting themes of the two worlds in which Emily grew up - the island and the city. Buy it right here. |
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Black Rock Band
Struggle Released on May 25th 2018 Drawing on deep musical family history, Black Rock Band incorporate traditional and contemporary sounds with a steady rock style. Black Rock Band are driven to promote change in their community through the songs they sing and the stories they tell; singing about their hopes and hardships, and their connection to country and culture. More than this, the band are fighting for social justice and a better future for the next generation of Indigenous youth and children. Buy it right here. |
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Dan Sultan
Killer Under a Blood Moon Released on May 18th 2018 Four songs, four days in a timber-clad studio set in the sweeping Macedon Ranges, northwest of Melbourne. Dan Sultan arrived with his guitar each morning not knowing how the selected tracks from his ARIA Award-nominated fourth album, Killer, would be reinterpreted by the brightest names in Australian music: A.B. Original, Camp Cope, Meg Mac, and Gang of Youths frontman Dave Le’aupepe. Buy it right here. |
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Alice Skye
Friends with Feelings Released on April 10th 2018 A proud Wergaia woman from Country Victoria, 22 year old Alice grew up aside the sandstone mountains and wildflowers of the Grampians. Still inspired by her roots, Alice’s songs resonate with a sensitivity and maturity well beyond her years. The album was released just last month on CAAMA Music and is also available from their online shop. |
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Gurrumul
Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) Released on April 13th 2018 Over four years in the making and completed just weeks before his passing in 2017, ‘Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)’ is Gurrumul’s gift to the world. A recording of an iconic artist at his creative peak, and a legacy that will not be surpassed. BUY IT HERE |