The Last Kinection are an Indigenous hip-hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales

Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

.They were formed in 2006 Joel Wenitong and DJ Jay Tee from Local Knowledge

Local Knowledge (band)

Local Knowledge were an Indigenous hip-hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales.They were formed in 2002 by brothers Abie and Wok Wright and Joel Wenitong with DJ Jay Tee joining later. They disbanded in 2006...

 and Naomi Wenitong

Naomi Wenitong

Naomi Wenitong is an indigenous singer-songwriter based in Newcastle, New South Wales. She is a member of hip hop group The Last Kinection and was a member of ARIA nominated pop group Shakaya. At the 2010 Deadly Awards, where she was the co-host with Luke Carroll, Wenitong won the Deadly for Female...

 from Shakaya

Shakaya

Shakaya were a two-piece girl group from Australia, that consisted of Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong, two Cairns, North Queensland based songwriters and performers. The two met at the Atsic Music College in 1999 while studying an Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander music course and they had...

. They first came to attention with their reworking of the Peter Allen

Peter Allen

Peter Allen was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, with one, Arthur's Theme, winning an Academy Award in 1981...

 tune "I Still Call Australia Home

I Still Call Australia Home

"I Still Call Australia Home" is a song written and performed by Peter Allen in 1980. In it, Allen sings of Australian expatriates' longing for home.It has been used to suggest Australian patriotism and nostalgia for home...

". In September 2008 the band were involved in a car accident with Naomi Wenitong and DJ Jay Tee receiving serious injuries. Naomi had a broken femur, jaw, wrist, ribs, fractured pelvis, head injuries and was left in a coma. The accident was featured in an episode of the Crash Investigation Unit

Crash Investigation Unit

Crash Investigation Unit is an Australian factual television series on the Seven Network hosted by Damian Walshe-Howling. The series premiered on 27 August 2008....

 TV series.

Their return to the stage was in 2009 to support Public Enemy. They followed this up with a national tour beginning in July. They 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 2009 for outstanding achievement in R 'n' B and hip hop.

In June 2010 The Last Kinection were officially signed to Independent, Sydney record label Elefant Traks

Elefant Traks

Elefant Traks is an Australian hip hop record label based in Sydney, Australia. Elefant Traks are distributed nationally through Inertia Distribution.-History:...

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External links

• ABC Local. Speaking Out The Last Kinection
• Rave Magazine The Herd / The Last Kinection / Grassroots Street Orchestra
• bma magazine The Herd / The Last Kinection @ ANU Bar, Friday 8 August
• Myspace page