Down Under Hour
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at the pub, or at a party, whenever you're stuck, for what to say,
if
you wanna be dinky-di, why don't you give it a try,
look
'em right in the eye and say g'day..."
(Slim Dusty)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain
audio of deceased persons
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In
some Australian states and territories it is customary to begin
public ceremonies with words to show respect for Aboriginal rights,
such as: "I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of
the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to their Elders,
past and present."
January
26 is Australia Day in the land down under. On January 26, 1788, the
First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove and started the process of
colonizing the continent. For many Australians it is a day of
celebration but many others call it Invasion Day. Here at the Down
Under Hour we mark the day with music made by modern First Nations
Australians, from reggae to rock.
The
Australian national anthem, Advance Australia Fair.
Change
Is Coming - Emma Donovan, from her 2024 album Til My Song Is Done,
which was named Best Independent Blues and Roots Album at the 2025
Australian Independent Records awards.
Waru
(Fire) - Warumpi Band, waru is translated as fire, from their first
album, Big Name No Blankets, a 1985 release.
Timeless
Land Yothu Yindi - it was on their 1993 album, Freedom. The band's
website describes their music as having "sounds stretching from
tribal Yolngu beats and vocals to contemporary electronica and
thumping rock ‘n’ roll," adding that "a political heart
is beating throughout it all."
Lookin'
Out - King Stingray, from their album For The Dreams, a 2024 release.
Lead singer Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu is the nephew of Mandawuy Yunupingu,
and guitarist Roy Kellaway is the son of Stuart Kellaway, who were
both founding members of Yothu Yindi.
Waiting
Game - Bumpy, the stage name of singer Amy Dowd. The song was on her
2023 EP Morning Sun. She's from the Noongar people of Western
Australia.
Crest
of Gold - Lady Lash, who describes herself as a hip-hop and jazz
artist. It was on her 2021 album Spiritual Misfit. Lady Lash, aka
Crystal Mastrosavas, is of Greek ancestry and from the Kokatha people
of South Australia.
In
Control - Baker Boy, a 2019 single. Danzal Baker is from the Yolngu
people of Australia's Northern Territory.
The
stolen generation
Mrs
Edwards
-
Kutcha Edwards,
a song about
his experiences as a member of the stolen generation, from his 2021
album Circling Time.
Before
that, Black Boy - Coloured Stone, a 1984 single and it
was on their 1985 album Koonibba Rock.
Down
City Streets
- Archie
Roach, the title track of his 1990 debut album, produced by Paul
Kelly and Steve Connolly.
Country
country
Royal
Telephone -
Jimmy
Little,
a 1963 single. Jimmy Little had been recording since the mid-1950s,
but
Royal
Telephone
established him as a popular music
star.
It
was the first recording by an Indigenous Australian to achieve
mainstream chart success, reaching no.1 on the Sydney charts and
no.10 nationally.
Come
Home Tonight
-
Dan
Sultan, from his 2010
album
Get Out While You Can.
Australia,
land of contrasts
Rainmaker
- Southeast Desert
Metal, from their 2018
album Break the
Silence. The band is
from an
Aboriginal community in central Australia
and call themselves
the most isolated metal band in the world.
Marwurrumburr
- Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, with a song from his 2008 debut solo
album titled simply Gurrumul. He
was a member of Yothu Yindi.
Dom
Mariani and the Majestic Kelp start us off, move us along, and tell
us when we're done.
