Blackfire (Australian band)
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Blackfire was a Melbourne based Koori
band. They were formed in late 1992 and disbanded in 1999. Members included Kutcha Edwards
, Grant Hansen
, Selwyn Burns (Coloured Stone
, Mixed Relations
and No Fixed Address
), Kelli McGuiness and Bradley Brown. They released two albums, A Time to Dream (1994, CAAMA) and the Paul Hester
produced Night Vision (1998).
Koori
The Koori are the indigenous Australians that traditionally occupied modern day New South Wales and Victoria....
band. They were formed in late 1992 and disbanded in 1999. Members included Kutcha Edwards
Kutcha Edwards
Kutcha Edwards is an Indigenous singer and songwriter. He was born in Balranald, New South Wales in 1965. A member of the stolen generation, he was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months. He is a Mutti Mutti man...
, Grant Hansen
Grant Hansen
Grant Hansen is an Australian Indigenous musician and broadcaster.Hansen works as a host of the Marngrook footy show, broadcast on National Indigenous TV and Channel 31, and as a presenter on Melbourne's Indigenous radio station 3KND. Hansen won a Deadly in 2000 for Aboriginal Broadcaster of the...
, Selwyn Burns (Coloured Stone
Coloured Stone
Coloured Stone is a band from the Koonibba Mission, west of Ceduna, South Australia. Their sound has been described as having a unique feel and Aboriginal qualities...
, Mixed Relations
Mixed Relations
Mixed Relations are an Australian band formed by Bart Willoughby. They play a mixture of reggae, pop, rock and jazz.Mixed Relations have toured extensively throughout the Aboriginal communities, Australian cities, Pacific Islands, New Zealand, USA, Europe and Hong Kong...
and No Fixed Address
No Fixed Address
No Fixed Address is an Australian Aboriginal reggae group formed in 1978. Led by Bart Willoughby, the band supported Peter Tosh on his 1982 Australian tour...
), Kelli McGuiness and Bradley Brown. They released two albums, A Time to Dream (1994, CAAMA) and the Paul Hester
Paul Hester
Paul Newell Hester was an Australian musician and television personality; he was the drummer for the related bands Split Enz and Crowded House.-The early years:...
produced Night Vision (1998).
External links
- Caritas(pdf) reconciliation . stories of the heart / sounds of the rock (study guide)