Banawurun is a band

Band (music)

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 from Queensland

Queensland

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. Their music has been described aa "outback Motown". They started in 2004 as a duo of Troy Brady and Trevelyn Brady. They expanded and became Troy n Trevelyn & The Tribe and changed their name in 2007 to Banawurun (which means running water). Troy and Trevelyn had previously worked together in a band called Velocity. Banawurun played in the USA in 2006, performing in Los Angeles's Viper Room

Viper Room

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. They won a Deadly

The Deadlys

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 in 2007 for Band of the Year. Their single "Power to the People" was also nominated for a Deadly. Troy Brady is a former member of Aim 4 More

Aim 4 More

Aim 4 More is an indigenous Australian band. They released their debut self-titled CD in 1997. They won a Deadly in 1997 for Most Promising New Talent. They were features in the ABC tv show Defining Black....

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