The program looks at the many and diverse new forms of music and the trailblazers who paved the way for a new and diverse contemporary Aboriginal sounds. Looks at the early beginnings of choir and Country, to Hip hop, Funk and Rap. Provides a broad coverage of just how many musicians are part of Australia's Indigenous musical entourage and how their stories and music are broadcast to the nation via new technologies of National radio, MySpace, Face book, and the downloadable MP3 files.
The program looks at the many and diverse new forms of music and the trailblazers who paved the way for a new and diverse contemporary Aboriginal sounds. Looks at the early beginnings of choir and Country, to Hip hop, Funk and Rap. Provides a broad coverage of just how many musicians are part of Australia's Indigenous musical entourage and how their stories and music are broadcast to the nation via new technologies of National radio, MySpace, Face book, and the downloadable MP3 files.
General Note
Originally released by Video Education America (VEA), 2008.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 07, 2015.
Content Note
Song as Indigenous Expression - Part 1 (5:53); --Song as Indigenous Expression - Part 2 (5:49); -- Stories that Must be Told (6:46); -- Non-indigenous Musicians Raising Political Awareness (7:01); -- Rocking into the Mainstream (10:36); .
