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Say I will - Common Sense

Common Sense Band- Free

Live recording from 2003 Kimberley Moonrise Album 2003 at Derby W .A.

18 Gulingi Nunga - Sailing

On August 25th, 2022 The Krui3ers released their first studio album Rebel Child co-produced by Australian songwriter and musician Nicholas Allbook (POND) and The Krui3ers. The Krui3ers sing of their connection to Country (Worrorra) and share their understanding from the old people and their experiences of being forced to move five times onto other Country. The songs contrast their life growing up in Mowanjum (which means settled at last) and the comfort of going back to visit Country on the coast. The 3 in The Krui3ers represents the three tribes in the Mowanjum Community - Worrorra, Ngarynin and Wunumbal.

He'll Be Riding

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The Krui3ers are an original four-piece rock band from the Mowanjum Community in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, made up of members Kallum Mungulu (acoustic guitar, lead vocal), Derek Oobagooma (drum kit/vocal), Edmund Jungine (bass/vocal) and Cassius Bear (lead guitar). The band play high-energy country rock with melodic choruses and distinctive guitar lines. 

As direct descendants of legendary Mowanjum band Gulingi Nunga, they continue to perform the music of their people, while also bringing their own distinct style to the strong musical culture found within the community. 

Says lead vocalist Mungulu of their connection to Guilingi Nunga, and the history of music in the Mowanjum area - 

“We learned music from Gulingi Nunga, they are our family and mob, we call them our uncles, the lot of us. Their music is important to the Mowanjum Community, they share stories from our old people, and we carry that on. Our bands are a representation of our community. The bands and community are not separate things; even the name ‘Gulingi Nunga’ (rain coming) was given by the old people. For us and for other bands, members come and go, but the band is the community identity.”

The Krui3ers sing of their connection to Country, or Worrorra, and share their understanding of life passed on from the old people, as well as their experiences of being forced to move no less than five times onto new Country. Their music contrasts life growing up in Mowanjum (a word which translates as “settled at last”) and the comfort of going back to visit their ancestral Country on the coast of what is now Western Australia. The numeral ‘3’ in  The Krui3ers represents the three language groups found within the Mowanjum Community - Worrorra, Ngarynin and Wunumbal.   

Munugulu elaborates on the songwriting process, and the meaning behind selections found on ‘Rebel Child’ - 

“We sing about the same things, they (Guilingi Nunga) sing about their era and we sing about ours. ‘Broken Glass’ is about mob drinking, looking at the backstreet drinking, glass shattered. Gulingi Numga sang about thinking things over, reflecting and looking back. Most of our songs were written out bush. We got inspiration for all our songs from Yaloon, our Country, saltwater country. I feel there is more to write about our own Country rather than Mowanjum, but there are still songs about Mowanjum. ‘Settled at Last’ is about how we were moved; our old people were moved five times from our Country in the early 1900s. Mowanjum means ‘settled at last’ in Worrorra language.”

Growing up in Mowanjum, Kallem Mungulu, Edmund Jungine, Derek Oobagooma and Cassius Bear were exposed to music as an important part of daily life. Says Mungulu - 

“Music means everything, we grew up listening to music…we knew music from overseas before we knew the music of our people. 

There was a lot of live music growing up, more than today…the festivals were bigger….all of our experiences are from live music. Music was in our everyday life growing up, everybody knew the words to Gulingi Nunga, they were the biggest band in the Kimberley.  We knew how to play before we went to school, but school gave us extra help, like the name of the chords.”

This past year has seen The Krui3ers record and release their first studio album, Rebel Child, named for vocalist Mungulu’s mischievous daughter Celeste, who is pictured on the album’s cover. The album was co-produced by The Krui3ers and Nicholas Allbrook, vocalist and guitarist of legendary West Coast favourites POND, and was recorded by Bill Hart at 6DBY Studio in Derby, Western Australia.

Rebel Child

The Krui3ers - She's Gone

𝐔𝐩 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐛 😮‍💨🔊

Azawi x Ten over 10 X Akon x Be With You 🍀

Cool Me Down

Brother (Remix)

Recording of the April 24th 2015 concert at the PAW stage in Yuendumu, featuring Red Sand Band, Wampana Band, Yaturlu Yaturlu, Coloured Rainbow, Desert Mulga and the great Lajamanu Teenage Band. This was an awesome concert to be at and we hope you enjoy the recording.
Recorded by Warrick Dickson and Jeremy Conlon 
Mixed by Jeremy Conlon

Ngapa - Lajamanu Teenage Band Live at PAW Yuendumu

Cracked Reflection is a collection of songs that look inward, outward, and everywhere in between. Blending the drama of arena rock, the intimacy of country-pop storytelling, and the raw emotion of theatrical ballads, this album captures the sound of questions we all ask — and the answers we sometimes don’t want to hear.

From dark, obsessive rock to sweeping anthems and tender piano-driven confessions, each track is a piece of the mirror — fractured, imperfect, but undeniably real. Cracked Reflection doesn’t sit neatly in one genre; it’s a fusion of power and vulnerability, with songs that soar, sting, and stay with you long after they end.

SOUNDS OF THE PILBARA II: Songs in Language captures 5 Indigenous languages, 54 Indigenous voices and 26 original tracks of unique songs and stories.

MORE INFO ► http://wam.org.au/sounds-of-the-pilbara-ii-songs-in-language-launch/

Heralding a groundbreaking direction for WAM’s critically applauded Sounds Of series, we’re excited to announce the Sounds Of The Pilbara II: Songs in Language compilation CD is now ready to take listeners on a unique journey through some of WA’s ancient languages. Performed by Indigenous people from the Pilbara, this landmark recording project features a range of original songs (from country to contemporary) and sung stories (including heartfelt and inspiring tales and fables passed on down through generations).

With promoting the preservation of Aboriginal languages, culture and history of paramount importance to this project, Sounds Of The Pilbara II proudly showcases five Indigenous languages from WA’s Pilbara region, including Nyiyaparli, Nyangumarta, Nyamal, Ngarluma and Kurrama. Recorded over three weeks in a temporary studio in South Hedland, the compilation features 26 original tracks, and the involvement of 14 contributing vocalists and over 40 students from the Strelly community school (Warralong and Strelly campuses).

Alongside major partners Celebrate WA and Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation, WAM would like to thank BHP Billiton, Pilbara Development Commission, Pilbara Ports Authority and Horizon Power for their support in this project, plus acknowledge the in-kind support from Soundtown, Rio Tinto Dampier Salt and the Town of Port Hedland.

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06 Tyson Mowarin - Ngarndu ngurra

Feel So Free

Little Bit of Lovin

Here are the demo recordings from Now or Never's rehearsal for the 2018 Garnduwa Festival held in Fitzroy Crossing.

The purpose of this Desert Feet tour, was to scout and work with bands in preparation for Garnduwa Festival. Helping bands get their songs sounding professional and ready for the stage!

Little Bit of Lovin

Family Shoveller Band

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