Tjaka is not only the band name for this fresh new group of twenty year olds from Brisbane, Australia, but it is an abbrevia- tion of the skin name given to the 2 brothers of the band; Geoff, and younger brother Jake. The skin name, Tjakamakarra, comes from the WA Kimberley kin naming system. Tjakamarra is the next of kin name given to the sons of
‘Tjupurru’ (Tjupurrula), their father who has been a touring and recording musician for over two decades. Felix Fogarty on guitar rounds out the trio.
Tjaka connect to their Indigenous roots through their music, however they do not class themselves as “traditional” Indige- nous artists. Instead, Tjaka are crafting a new, contemporary hybrid sound influenced by hip-hop, reggae, funk and of course sounds from their ancestral Aboriginal culture. Uniquely, Tjaka use the Didjeribone (a slide Didgeridoo) and the Facebass (a seismic microphone placed inside the mouth) as a lead instrument. Electric guitar, fiery vocals and programming to round out their sound.

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