Wild Water (Australian band)

Wild Water is a band which plays a mix of reggae, rock, dub and funk. They sing in Brarra, Kriol and English.[1] They call their music "saltwater style".[2] Wild Water has toured nationally[3] and released two albums, Baltpa[4][5] and Rrawa.[6] Members of the band come from around Australia (Arnhem Land, Central Australia, Darwin, south-west Western Australia) and internationally (Papua New Guinea and Fiji).[7]

Wild Water
OriginNorthern Territory, Australia
MembersDjolpa McKenzie
Airi Ingram
Geoff Barrett
Noeletta Young
Phillip Eaton

Wild Water won a 1996 Deadly Award for Best New Talent of the Year.[8]

Discography

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  • Rrawa (2007)
  • Baltpa EP (1996)

References

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  1. ^ "Wild fruits of roots", Northern Territory News, 12 August 2005
  2. ^ Dunbar-Hall, Peter; Chris Gibson (2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places :Contemporary Aboriginal Music in Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 0-86840-622-8.
  3. ^ "Deadly educator", Northern Territory News, 31 October 2008
  4. ^ Condie, Todd (9 October 1996), "Baltpa is making waves", Koori Mail (136 ed.)
  5. ^ National Library of Australia. Trove listing for Baltpa
  6. ^ National Library of Australia. Trove listing for Rrawa
  7. ^ "Wild Waters Run Deep", Deadly Vibe, no. 97, March 2005
  8. ^ "Sounds Australian: Australian Music Centre Journal, Volumes 49-52". The Centre. 1997: 29. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)