Contemporary Australian indigenous music

There's a lot of Aboriginal music I like listening to. I really enjoyed tuning into the Live Music Special, which was recorded at at festivals like Stompem Ground in Broome, Yeperenye in Alice Springs and the 1995 Survival Day in Sydney. Featured performers include Archie Roach, The Pigram Brothers, Alice Haines, Christine Anu, Jimmy Little, Leah Purcell, Kev Carmody and Yothu Yindi.

Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody do a live version of one of my favourite songs, 'From Little Things Big Things Grow', which tells the story of Vincent Lingiarri and the struggle of the Gurindji mob to get justice and land rights, while being opposed by politicians and the transnational pastoral corporation, Vestey's -- here are the lyrics to this stirring song. The "tall stranger" in the song is Gough Whitlam, former Prime Minister of Australia, who turned 90 this week. Happy birthday, Gough!

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