South West Syndicate were an Australian hip-hop collective from Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

. They started performing in 1992. and have been made up of Aboriginal, Lebanese-Australian, Pacific Islander, Croatian, German and Anglo hip hop artists. Core members include Munkimuk

Munkimuk

Mark Ross, known as Munk or Munkimuk is a Sydney based Indigenous Hip Hop performer. He is known as The Godfather of Indigenous Hip Hop and has been performing since 1984 as a breakdancer and rapping since 1988. He is known for his music production, MCíng, breakdancing, event hosting and radio...

, Brothablack

Brothablack

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...

, Nasri Basal (Big Naz), Darren Stacey (Dax) with additional members Nadeena Dixon, Terrance Murphy,Kider, Ebony Williams, Mohammed Abdullah , Phil Pelia, Safwan Barbour and Fadi Chami.

South West Syndicate won a 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...

 in 2003 for Most Promising New Talent in Music.

South West Syndicate have played at many events including Survival, Sydney Writers' Festival

Sydney Writers' Festival

The Sydney Writers' Festival is an annual literary festival held in the Australian city of Sydney. The Festival's artistic director is Chip Rolley.-History:...

, NAIDOC Week, Arafura Games

Arafura Games

The Arafura Games is a Multi-sport event held every 2 years in the Australian city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory. It is an international event which draws its competitors from around the world. First held in 1991, the most recent Games, held in 2009, involved over 30 nations and over 3,000...

, Bankstown Festival, Bankstown Carnivale, Newtown Festival, Rock Against Racism, Asia-Pacific Conference, Youth Week, Corroboree 2000, Mascon Festival, Barunga Festival and Pacific Wave Festival