It became known as “the Great Australian Silence”. The way in which white Australia failed to recognize its Indigenous history. In this episode of The Intersection we look at a few ways in which, from a personal perspective, music tried to counter that silence.
Playlist:
Eleanor Dixon: My Spirit Is Free
No Fixed Address: Vision (Version)
Tactics: Buried Country
Tactics: A Long Story
Tactics: Standing By The Window
Tactics: Gold Watch
Tactics: The Usual
Galarway Yunupingu: Gurindji Blues (Poor Bugger Me)
Black Allan Barker: Run Dingo Run
Mac Silva: Malabar Mansion
Vic Simms: The Loner
Vic Simms: Stranger In My Country
Vic Simms: Poor Folk’s Happiness
Dougie Young: Cuttin’ The Rug
Dougie Young: Land Where The Crow Flies Backwards
Dougie Young: They Say It’s A Crime
Frank Yamma: She Cried
Ruby Hunter: Ngarrindji Woman
Kankawa Nagarra :: Krien Por Country