Lou Bennett (musician)
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Lou Bennett is an Indigenous Australian musician and actor.
Bennett is a Yorta Yorta
/Dja Dja Wurrung
woman from Echuca.
Bennett started her musical career with her uncle's band The Shades. She later joined Richard Frankland
's band Djaambi
where she met Sally Dastey and Amy Saunders. Bennett, Dastey and Saunders later formed the ARIA winning band Tiddas
. After Tiddas disbanded in 2000 Bennett has performed with a new band called Sweet Cheeks and has worked as a stage actor. Her current play is the autobiographical
Show Us Your Tiddas!
.It is an autobiographical
work that follows Bennetts life, telling stories such as her coming out to her family, her first live performance, moving to the city and her time with Tiddas. She also performs as part of The Black Arm Band
.
Bennett is a Yorta Yorta
Yorta Yorta people
The Yorta Yorta people are the Indigenous Australians who traditionally lived around the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers in present-day northeast Victoria....
/Dja Dja Wurrung
Dja Dja Wurrung
Dja Dja Wurrung, also known as the Jaara people and Loddon River tribe, is a native Aboriginal tribe which occupied the watersheds of the Loddon and Avoca Rivers in the Bendigo region of central Victoria, Australia. They were part of the Kulin alliance of tribes. There were 16 clans, which adhered...
woman from Echuca.
Bennett started her musical career with her uncle's band The Shades. She later joined Richard Frankland
Richard Frankland
For the nonconformist minister, see Richard Frankland Richard Joseph Frankland is an Australian playwright, scriptwriter and musician. He is an Aboriginal Australian of Gunditjmara origin from Victoria. He has worked significantly for the Aboriginal Australian cause.-Biography:Richard J. Frankland...
's band Djaambi
Djaambi
Djaambi were a band from Melbourne, Victoria containing both Aboriginal and white members formed by Richard Frankland. Three other members later formed the band Tiddas Djaambi released a selftitled album in 1990 and supported Prince on his Australian Tour in 1991.Djaambi were the subjects of the...
where she met Sally Dastey and Amy Saunders. Bennett, Dastey and Saunders later formed the ARIA winning band Tiddas
Tiddas
Tiddas are a three piece all-girl folk band from Victoria, Australia.-Biography:Originally the three women, Amy Saunders , Lou Bennett and Sally Dastey combined their vocal talents as backing singers for Aboriginal band Djaambi, led by Saunder's brother Richard Frankland in 1990...
. After Tiddas disbanded in 2000 Bennett has performed with a new band called Sweet Cheeks and has worked as a stage actor. Her current play is the autobiographical
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
Show Us Your Tiddas!
Show Us Your Tiddas!
Show Us Your Tiddas! is a play written and performed by Lou Bennett and directed by Rachael Maza.Show Us Your Tiddas! shares its name with the last album by Bennett's band Tiddas...
.It is an autobiographical
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
work that follows Bennetts life, telling stories such as her coming out to her family, her first live performance, moving to the city and her time with Tiddas. She also performs as part of The Black Arm Band
The Black Arm Band
The Black Arm Band is a collection of some of Australia's premier Indigeous musicians. The band, conceived by Artistic Director Steven Richardson, was brought together "to perform, promote and celebrate contempary Australian Indigenous music". Members come from all over the country and have diverse...
.
External links
- Australian Stage review: Show us Ya Tiddas! | Melbourne Workers Theatre