Mills Sisters
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Mills Sisters is a group of three sisters from Torres Strait Islands, Rita
and twins Cessa and Ina. All three sang and Rita played guitar, Cessa the ukulele and Ina the tambourine. Cessa and Ina retired in 1996 and Rita continued on a solo career. They started singing in the 1950s and in the 80s started to tour ouside the Torres Strait. They performed all over the Pacific and in Europe. Their version of "TI Blues" (a song written by Seaman Dan
) has been called "a signature tune for the Torres Strait".
Rita Mills
Rita Mills was a singer from the Torres Strait Islands. She was previously part of the Mills Sisters with her sisters Cessa and Ina. She was born in 1934 on Naghir Island in Torres Strait. She lived on Thursday Island and during World War II was temporally evacuated to the mainland...
and twins Cessa and Ina. All three sang and Rita played guitar, Cessa the ukulele and Ina the tambourine. Cessa and Ina retired in 1996 and Rita continued on a solo career. They started singing in the 1950s and in the 80s started to tour ouside the Torres Strait. They performed all over the Pacific and in Europe. Their version of "TI Blues" (a song written by Seaman Dan
Seaman Dan
Henry Gibson "Seaman" Dan , known universally as Seaman Dan, is a Torres Strait Islander singer-songwriter with a national and international reputation whose first recording was released in 2000...
) has been called "a signature tune for the Torres Strait".
Discography
- Frangipani land (1993) - New Market Music
- Those beautiful TI girls (2002) - Zuna Entertainment