Brothablack
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Shannon Narrun Williams, known as Brothablack, is a Sydney-based Indigenous Hip Hop performer.
Brothablack was a founding member of Deadly
award winning group South West Syndicate
. He has since gone solo and has worked as an MC for The National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge, performed at the Big Day Out
, and released a solo album More Than A Feeling, an album which is trying to "give non-Indigenous people a good look into an Indigenous males life". In 2007 he teamed up with Hilltop Hoods
to create a song for a campaign by reconcile.org.au highlighting indigenous mortality rates.
He has received extensive airplay on Triple J
including performing a set for Live at the Wireless
, broadcast on 9th July 2007.
Brothablack was a founding member of Deadly
The Deadlys
The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...
award winning group South West Syndicate
South West Syndicate
South West Syndicate were an Australian hip-hop collective from Sydney. They started performing in 1992. and have been made up of Aboriginal, Lebanese-Australian, Pacific Islander, Croatian, German and Anglo hip hop artists...
. He has since gone solo and has worked as an MC for The National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge, performed at the Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
, and released a solo album More Than A Feeling, an album which is trying to "give non-Indigenous people a good look into an Indigenous males life". In 2007 he teamed up with Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
to create a song for a campaign by reconcile.org.au highlighting indigenous mortality rates.
He has received extensive airplay on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
including performing a set for Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station....
, broadcast on 9th July 2007.
External links
- official site
- SBS: Alchemy Brothaback interview