The Conversation

Identity and resilience: Aboriginal performers have been singing up the streets of Sydney for NAIDOC week since 1959

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Following on from the failed referendum, this year’s NAIDOC theme, “Keep the fire ...
BroadwayWorld

The Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir Debuts at QPAC This December

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. In its QPAC debut, the choir will fill the Concert Hall with a musical confluence ...
The Conversation

Church hymns and social beers: how Australia is reviving the magic of singing together

It was 2009. John Farnham walked on stage at the disaster relief concert for the most devastating bushfires in Australian history. He belted out You’re The Voice to 36,000 people at the Sydney Cricket ...

How Indigenous Acknowledgments Became a Target in Australia

Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the ...
Newsday

Dr. G. Yunupingu dies; Australian Aboriginal singer was 46

SYDNEY — A blind Aboriginal musician renowned for singing in his native Yolngu language with a heart-rending voice and a unique guitar-playing style has died, his recording label said Wednesday. He ...
BroadwayWorld

Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir Comes to Sydney

Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir will be embarking on a national tour across Australia in 2025. This will be their biggest tour since they last performed across the East Coast in 2022.