Missing Home, Mirlirrtjarra - Anthony Westlake

Beautiful Brown Eyed Girl - Grenville Westlake

Saltwater Country

Barefoot Kid

Bush Bands Bash is Central Australia's premier Indigenous music event that sees selected bands from across the Central Desert and Top End perform to a crowd of music lovers in the heart of Alice Springs.

8. Eastern Reggae - Never Said Goodbye

A selection of some of the best foot-stomping tunes you'll hear at the 2014 Bush Bands Bash (September 6 in Alice Springs).
The Bush Bands Bash is an epic showcase of Indigenous bush bands from Central Australia.
In 2014 the bands performing at the Bush Bands Bash include: Kiwirrkurra Band, Running Water Band, Yurampi Boiz, Rayella, Musgrave, North Tanami Band, Barkly Boys and Bleknala Mujik.
The Bush Bands Bash is a MusicNT initiative.

Kangurula Watjarnu by Kiwirrkurra Band

nyinarana kulini - Pukatja St Reggae Band

A Kapi Project remix of the Pukatja St Reggae Band's song Wama Wanti. Palyo!

Wama Wanti  - PSRB - Kapi Project remix

The Desert Feet truck toured through the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in July 2018. Stopping in Jameson, Blackstone, Warnan and Warburton for youth music workshops and band recordings and concerts. 

The noticeable style and genre played by the bands in the central desert falls under 'desert reggae'.

This playlist features songs played by bands who performed on stage in Blackstone.

These bands were:

Sunset Band
Utju Band
Warnan Band
Blackstone Band
Desert Rain Band
Red Sand Beat Band
Irryanji Band

Blackstone LIVE

Red Sand Beat Band - Track 04

Welcome to IV Music Ep. 91 - Australian Desert Reggae! August 2019

From our friends on the other side of the planet, we're showcasing some amazing Indigenous talent out of Australia once again!  Enjoy the gorgeous vibes of desert reggae!

Playlist: 

Artist: Wild Dingo Band
Song: Sunset
Album: Ruka Ruka
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNHhOXmrP1k
Bandcamp: https://wilddingoband.bandcamp.com/album/ruka-ruka 

Artist: Desert Mulga
Song: Walpiri Warriors
Album: Tangapa Yanu
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjeTirQ8mDg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Desert-Mulga-845997092115588/

Artist: Saltwater Band
Song: Gela Boy
Album: Gapu Damurrun
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M9YkDgq7Vs
Bandcamp: https://saltwaterband.bandcamp.com/

Artist: The Tjupi Band
Song: Wati 
Album: Yananyinya (I’m Going)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctNh2WleWro
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTjupiBand/

Artist: The Yabu Band
Song: Beautiful Girl
Album: Gundulla - We Dance
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gca4vyhnD1k
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YabuBand/  

Artist: Lajamanu Teenage Band
Song: Jamagu (Land Rights Freedom Song Wave Hill Station)
Album: Dreamtime Hero
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Y3IXapupY

Thank you for listening and supporting Indigenous artists and creators!
Produced by Melissa Spence, for educational purposes, all rights reserved to their respective owners.

IVMusic Ep. 91 - Australian Desert Reggae!

Soul Mate

Songs recorded in Bidyadanga by Billy Jo Shoveller for PAKAM in 2019

Black Out - Sister Golden Hair

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IVMusic Ep. 91 - Australian Desert Reggae!

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