AWAYE! - Separate stories podcast

Dec 13 2024 99 ep. 18 mins 526
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AWAYE! presents a diverse and vibrant Aboriginal arts and culture from across Australia and the best from Indigenous radio broadcasters around the world.

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Ben Graetz's love letter to Tina Turner

Dec 13 2024 17 mins  
Blending storytelling, cabaret and dazzling drag, Tina – A Tropical Love Story is a heartfelt tribute to the indomitable spirit of Tina Turner. Writer, director and performer Miss Ellaneous (AKA Ben Graetz) shares deeply personal tales of growing up in Darwin and the profound impact of the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. Tina — A Tropical Love Story is on 11 and 12 January 2025 at S

Kankawa Ngarra wins the Australian Music Prize

Dec 13 2024 14 mins  
Gospel and blues singer Kankawa Ngarra — also known as Olive Knight — has a unique soulful sound that's taken her across the country and the world, travelling with some Australia's most talented artists. She’s just been awarded the Australian Music Prize, beating out artists like Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Amyl and the Sniffers, and DOBBY. Kankawa discusses her stand-out de

Uncle Rex Greeno's 'Memories through Sea Stories'

Dec 13 2024 20 mins  
Growing up on Flinders Islands – about 30 kilometres from the northeast coast of trouwunna/lutruwitta, Tasmania -- Uncle Rex Greeno has spent most of his life on the water so it’s no wonder that when he sat down to document what he saw he drew boats. These drawings eventually started to incorporate another of his passions: the art of fishing. Uncle Rex would depict pre-coloni

Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa

Nov 29 2024 3 mins  
Head to Yankunytjatjara Country to catch up with Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa. There they’ll share the Yankunytjatjara name for a lovely bird: the magpie.

Panel discussion: What does Blak excellence look like under capitalism?

Nov 29 2024 36 mins  
In connection with Dr Bronwyn Bancroft’s exhibition The Country Cries for Truth she sits down with fellow artists Kyra Kum Sing and Kylie Caldwell to discuss truth-telling, collectivism, art and Bundjalung Country.

Plant A Promise is a multidisciplinary work in four parts

Nov 29 2024 10 mins  
Inspired by the summer of fires and a growing concern about the changing climate, Plant a Promise is a multidisciplinary work in four parts.

Bangarra fosters new cultural leaders through Dance Clan

Nov 22 2024 17 mins  
Bangarra Dance Theatre's Dance Clan provides an opportunity for a new generation of creatives to bring their stories and skills to the stage.

Ripple Effect's album is a saltwater blend of reggae and blues

Nov 22 2024 28 mins  
With Ripple Effect Band's highly anticipated album Mayawa out, they discuss how their Country has defined what they do, and what it means to keep on going as an all-woman band when life goes on around the music.

Word Up: Karina Lester and Larissa

Nov 22 2024 5 mins  
Head to Yankunytjatjara Country to catch up with Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa.

Bagan Bariwariganyan brings Country inside Bundanon Art Museum

Nov 15 2024 23 mins  
bagan bariwariganyan (echoes of country) at Bundanon Art Museum celebrates the stories, values and kinships of Blackfullas of the South Coast of New South Wales. And by bringing together artists Aunty Julie Freeman, Aunty Cheryl Davison, and Jonathan Jones it also sees Country flowing into the gallery. bagan bariwariganyun (echoes of country) is on at Bundanon Art Museum 2 Novemb