Local Knowledge (band)
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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. After the breakup Joel, his sister Naomi from Shakaya
and DJ Jay Tee formed The Last Kinection
while Abie and Wok have formed Street Warriors
.
Local Knowledge won a Deadly
Award in 2005 for Band of the Year and a Musicoz award for Indigenous Band of the Year. They played a live set for TripleJ's Live at the Wireless
show, becoming the first indigenous hip hop group to do so and were the subjects of a SBS TV documentary "Local Knowledge: The Message". Their song Blackfellas was on high rotation on TripleJ.
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 2002 by brothers Abie and Wok Wright and Joel Wenitong with DJ Jay Tee joining later. They disbanded in 2006. After the breakup Joel, his sister Naomi 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...
and DJ Jay Tee formed The Last Kinection
The Last Kinection
The Last Kinection are an Indigenous hip-hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales.They were formed in 2006 Joel Wenitong and DJ Jay Tee from Local Knowledge and Naomi Wenitong from Shakaya. They first came to attention with their reworking of the Peter Allen tune "I Still Call Australia Home"...
while Abie and Wok have formed Street Warriors
Street Warriors
Street Warriors are an Australian hip hop group. The group is made up of brothers Abie and Warwick Wright from Local Knowledge. They perform in both English and the Awabakal language...
.
Local Knowledge 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...
Award in 2005 for Band of the Year and a Musicoz award for Indigenous Band of the Year. They played a live set for TripleJ's Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station....
show, becoming the first indigenous hip hop group to do so and were the subjects of a SBS TV documentary "Local Knowledge: The Message". Their song Blackfellas was on high rotation on TripleJ.
External links
- threedworld Local Knowledge interview: Multilingual Mcs
- ABC Local: Speaking Out. Sunday, 28 May 2006 Local Knowledge
- The Sydney Morning Herald Block-rocking beats
- Local Noise Interview