Global Beat Australia: Ragged punk covers and stirring Indigenous folk MORE This week’s Global Beat features the Australian sounds of Josh Pyke with Gordi, Jen Cloher and Hachiku, and Alice Skye. Photos by Jefferton James, Jess Gleason, Marcelle Bradbee and Triana Hernandez/Nick McKinlay.
KCRW’s Global Beat is a new series highlighting emerging artists from around the world. We’re kicking the series off with our friends in Australia by partnering with The Australian Music Alliance and the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap), a uniquely Australian organization designed to support Australian music on public radio.
KCRW DJ Raul Campos hosts along with Amrap Manager Andrew Khedoori for this week’s Aussie artist spotlights on a haunting duet from Josh Pyke with Gordi, a Raincoats cover from indie scions Jen Cloher and Hachicku, and an Indigenous folk gut-punch from Alice Skye. Catch up on all the artists from the series (pl
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L-R: Samara King, Nicolette Suttor, Jodie Dowd, Margaret Bates, Lionel Bamblett, Lorraine Lacey, Jenny Bates and Shannon Sutton.
Photo taken by Ian Smith.
The Library was recently visited by staff members from the Koorie Heritage Trust s Family History service. Jenny, Margaret and Lionel were treated to a behind the scenes tour of the Library before setting to work searching for Aboriginal family history in the Library s collection of manuscripts, photographs and microfilm.
The Koorie Heritage Trust Family History Service helps Victorian members of the Stolen Generation, Koories in custody and members of the Koorie Community to research their family history. You can read more about their work on their website and Facebook page.
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