CAAMA Music
The Heart of Australian Aboriginal Music
The digital release this week of CAAMA Music’s new compilation album ‘Snapshot III’ showcases the best emerging artists being recorded now at CAAMA Music, the record label responsible for unearthing Aboriginal classics such as Warumpi Band, Coloured Stone and Frank Yamma. As well as being a platform for showcasing current CAAMA successes (such as Tjintu...
All this week triple j, Double J and triple j Unearthed are celebrating NAIDOC Week. Double J will be profiling ‘six indigenous artists to get excited about‘ – and first on the list is Tjintu Desert Band!
It’s NAIDOC Week from 6-13 July and there are lots of event planned over the next few days in Alice Springs. CAAMA Radio will be broadcasting live from various sites around Alice Springs this week – so stay tuned to 100.5FM! Click here to view the information pamphlet and below are a list of the events around town.
Country Arts WA has announced that Blekbala Mujik will be the feature artist for the 2014 Sand Tracks tour! Blekbala Mujik takes ancient knowledge and tradition and reinterprets it for the modern world. Mixing traditional song and instruments with synthesizers and modern production, Blekbala Mujik carries a message of reconciliation and shared dreams. Formed in 1986...
Come to Monte’s Lounge in Alice Springs on 21 June and be treated to a showcase of the best Aboriginal talent in Central Australia. Have dinner while listening to performances by these rising stars – and then kick-on until late with the Cutlery DJ night starting at 10pm. The CAAMA Music showcase will include performances by Cassandra...
Following the release of Tjintu Desert Band’s debut album ‘Tjamuku Ngurra’ on 7 March, CAAMA Music have now produced a music video to complement the success of their first single, which has been added to radio playlists across the country – from CAAMA Radio’s network of indigenous community stations, to the massive ABC Radio network...
From a community with very little running water, the aptly named and foot-stompingly good Running Water have been chosen to share their music through Central Australia on the 2014 Sand Tracks Tour. Running Water (Kintore) have been building momentum and excitement for their music after their impressive performance at the 2013 Bush Bands Bash and through featuring...
Bernard Zuel, the senior music writer for Fairfax newspapers, yesterday introduced ABC Darwin presenter Julia Christensen to a new sound coming from the deserts of Australia. To kick off the music segment Bernard Zuel played the lead single from Tjintu Desert Band’s new album Tjamuku Ngurra. Once the track finished, the conversation went something like...
Central Australia’s local favourites, Tjintu Desert Band, are about to reach new audiences with the release of their new album, ‘Tjamuku Ngurra’, released on 7 March by CAAMA Music. It will be distributed nationally by MGM and promoted by AUM PR – a company that has worked extensively promoting Indigenous artists into the mainstream, including...
CAAMA Music’s annual Snapshot compilation is due for release soon, and here we’ve got a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of a brand new song by Warren H. Williams. It’s called “Letting You Go (Was the Hardest Thing To Do)” and is another toe-tappingly good song from Central Australia’s most prolific music writer. The Snapshot...
