Wild Water (Australian band) explained

Wild Water
Origin:Northern Territory, Australia
Current Members:Djolpa McKenzie
Airi Ingram
Geoff Barrett
Noeletta Young
Phillip Eaton

Wild Water is a band which plays a mix of reggae, rock, dub and funk. They sing in Brarra, Kriol and English. They call their music "saltwater style".[1] Wild Water has toured nationally and released two albums, Baltpa[2] and Rrawa.[3] Members of the band come from around Australia (Arnhem Land, Central Australia, Darwin, south-west Western Australia) and internationally (Papua New Guinea and Fiji).

Wild Water won a 1996 Deadly Award for Best New Talent of the Year.[4]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dunbar-Hall, Peter . Chris Gibson . Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places :Contemporary Aboriginal Music in Australia. UNSW Press. 2004. 0-86840-622-8.
  2. National Library of Australia. Trove listing for Baltpa
  3. National Library of Australia. Trove listing for Rrawa
  4. Sounds Australian: Australian Music Centre Journal, Volumes 49-52 . The Centre . 29 . 1997 .