Four classic albums from the archives re-released

CAAMA Music is excited to re-release 4 classic CAAMA Music albums this year.
Digitally re-mastered the albums are available across online streaming services and available for radio airplay!
Many of the tracks on these albums have not been heard in over a decade on radio and were only released on cassette. Read more about the bands and check out the links.

Trevor Adamson – Where I Belong
Trevor Adamson’s second album Where I Belong was record in Tamworth and released on the CAAMA Label in 1989. The title track was written about the feeling when you are away from your country and stuck in the city or another town and you’re missing where you belong. Trevor says of the songwriting process, “Your country is a part of you and when you return you’re happy to be a part of it and that’s where I said, that’s where I belong”. The album artwork was painted by Trevor and depicts the Ili (wild fig) his totem from his fathers and grandfathers country.

Areyonga Desert Tigers – Light On
Light On, the classic album from Areyonga Desert Tigers was released in 1987, recorded in the original studio in Alice Springs the album features tracks in English, Luritja and Kukatja. Areyonga Desert Tigers were a household name in Central Australia in the 1980s going on to feature on several compilation albums. Light On was originally only released on cassette and while two of the tracks, Woma Wanti and Light On have been digitally available over the years, this is the first time in over a decade many of these songs have been heard. Enjoy this unique blend of classic rock with gospel influences on some tracks.

Ilkari Maru – Wangangarangku Rungkanu (Lightning Strikes)
Legendary Pitjantjatjara band Ilkari Maru released their second album Wangangarangku Rungkanu in 1987 to follow up from the smash hit debut self-titled album released in 1984 and digitally remastered in 2020. CAAMA are happy to share this digitally remastered album with you previously only available on cassette tape. In the 1980s this album was in such high demand staff regularly had to box up cassette tapes and send them to radio stations around the country to share the music. The classic desert rock sounds of Ilkari Maru play a huge role in the sounds of Central Australia and influence on many bands today.

Yartulu Yartulu Band – Kanga Julu Piwa (Take Me Back To My Country)
Yartulu Yartulu Band in it’s original lineup released their first album Kanga Julu Piwa (Take Me Back To My Country) on cassette in 1994. The album itself is a blend of rock, country gospel and reggae a sound distinctive across Central Australia and the Barkly Region. The band often used their music to confront and raise awareness about issues affecting Aboriginal people. The band now features many of the children from the original lineup and sing about their ancestors and everyday life.