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"A guide to Australia’s Stolen Generations"
The video was hoisted from
The Spinifex Gum Collective: 'This isn’t just the voice of Indigenous Australia this is the voice of Australia.'
(NITV News)
The Cat Empire frontman, Felix Riebl, talks about working with the
Gondwana Indigenous Children's Choir and the importance of
Indigenous and non-Indigenous musical collaborations.
By Laura Morelli
23 Nov 2017 - 4:56 PM UPDATED 23 Nov 2017 - 5:02 PM
In 2014, choir-guru Lyn Williams was in the studio the Cat Empire, and asked frontman, Felix Riebl whether he’d like to write a song-cycle based on the Pilbara for The Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir. Years later Felix says out of all the studio albums he’s created, Self Titled debut Album is without a doubt his favourite.
Over the course of three years, Felix, together with bandmate Ollie McGill and Marilya of Gondwana Choirs, were able to create the Spinifex Gum collective. The three ventured through Roebourne, Western Australia and its surrounding Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi country, to meet local communities and come face-to-face with some of the harsh realities Indigenous Australians face.
“At first I had no idea what I’d write about or how it would sound. I had the doubts of a non-Indigenous person entering a community, wanting to both create and to show respect, which would involve several years of returning there to build relationships,” Felix explained.
“I was excited to have the chance to write for something as joyous and life-affirming as a teenage choir, and simultaneously troubled by what I witnessed and discovered about the areas I travelled. I spent a lot of time going awkwardly from place to place with a field recorder.”
More - https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2017/11/20/spinifex-gum-collective-isnt-just-voice-indigenous-australia-voice-australia
"A guide to Australia’s Stolen Generations"
The video was hoisted from
The Spinifex Gum Collective: 'This isn’t just the voice of Indigenous Australia this is the voice of Australia.'
(NITV News)
The Cat Empire frontman, Felix Riebl, talks about working with the
Gondwana Indigenous Children's Choir and the importance of
Indigenous and non-Indigenous musical collaborations.
By Laura Morelli
23 Nov 2017 - 4:56 PM UPDATED 23 Nov 2017 - 5:02 PM
In 2014, choir-guru Lyn Williams was in the studio the Cat Empire, and asked frontman, Felix Riebl whether he’d like to write a song-cycle based on the Pilbara for The Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir. Years later Felix says out of all the studio albums he’s created, Self Titled debut Album is without a doubt his favourite.
Over the course of three years, Felix, together with bandmate Ollie McGill and Marilya of Gondwana Choirs, were able to create the Spinifex Gum collective. The three ventured through Roebourne, Western Australia and its surrounding Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi country, to meet local communities and come face-to-face with some of the harsh realities Indigenous Australians face.
“At first I had no idea what I’d write about or how it would sound. I had the doubts of a non-Indigenous person entering a community, wanting to both create and to show respect, which would involve several years of returning there to build relationships,” Felix explained.
“I was excited to have the chance to write for something as joyous and life-affirming as a teenage choir, and simultaneously troubled by what I witnessed and discovered about the areas I travelled. I spent a lot of time going awkwardly from place to place with a field recorder.”
More - https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2017/11/20/spinifex-gum-collective-isnt-just-voice-indigenous-australia-voice-australia
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