Tjintu Desert Band Explained

Tjintu Desert Band
Alias:Sunshine Reggae Band
Origin:Ikuntji Community, Northern Territory
Genre:desert reggae
Years Active:2002-
Label:CAAMA
Current Members:Jeffrey Zimran
Joseph Zimran
Terry Marshall
Kieran Multa
Aaron Sharpe
Past Members:Gregory Marshall
Shane Eggley

Tjintu Desert Band is a Central Australian Indigenous band from Ikuntji, a small community 230 kilometres west of Alice Springs. Previously known as Sunshine Reggae or Sunshine Reggae Band they changed their name to include the Luritja word for "sunshine". They sing in a mixture of Luritja and English.

As the Sunshine Reggae Band, they toured with Regional Arts WA Stand Tracks program in 2011 with Nabarlek, and again in 2015 with Rayella as Tjintu Band.[1]

Discography

Sunshine Reggae

Tjintu Desert Band

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sand Tracks . 2024-05-10 . Regional Arts WA . en.