Lajamanu Teenage Band
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Lajamanu Teenage Band are a rock band from Lajamanu, a town located about 600 km to the north of Yuendumu. The members are Warlpiri
and their songs are sung in Warlpiri and English. They are popular in the Aboriginal communities. Their album Vision was nominated for an Aria Award
for Best World Music Album.
Compilations
Warlpiri
The Warlpiri are a group of Indigenous Australians, many of whom speak the Warlpiri language. There are 5,000–6,000 Warlpiri, living mostly in a few towns and settlements scattered through their traditional land in Australia's Northern Territory, north and west of Alice Springs...
and their songs are sung in Warlpiri and English. They are popular in the Aboriginal communities. Their album Vision was nominated for an Aria Award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
for Best World Music Album.
Discography
Albums- Warlpiri Women
- Vision (1998) - CAAMA
- Dreamtime Hero - CAAMA
- Prisoner (2006) - CAAMA
- Live in Katherine (2006) - CAAMA
Compilations
- Barunga Live 2006 - Safe Tracks Home
- Songlines (1998) - ABC