Iwantja (band)
Iwantja | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Indulkana, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, metal, blues, reggae |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label | Wantok Musik |
| Members | Jeremy Whiskey Steven Brumby Jacob Baker Stewart Gaykamangu Grant Cooley |
| Past members | Angus Pearson Nigel Baker Geoffrey Baker Ossie Goodwin Jason Cullinan |
Iwantja are an Australian Indigenous band from Indulkana in the APY lands[1] formed in 2002.[2] The band sings in Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara.[3] They won the 2011 Deadly Award for Most Promising New Talent in Music.[4][5]
Later years
Jeremy Whiskey and Steven Brumby, along with Sammy Inkamala would form the Mr. J Whiskey Trio. They played a number of events which included the 2021 Adelaide Fringe Festival.[6]
Discography
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Palya |
References
- ↑ "Iwantja win Deadly title", Centralian Advocate, 30 September 2011
- ↑ "Iwantja to be toast of the town tonight", Centralian Advocate, 18 June 2010
- ↑ Boon, Cameron (19 July 2011), "Iwantja in running for a Deadly", Centralian Advocate
- ↑ "Mauboy wins Best Female Artist at Deadlys", The Age, 28 September 2011, archived from the original on 1 October 2011, retrieved 1 October 2011
- ↑ Harris, Samela (20 October 2011), "Heart music", The Advertiser
- ↑ MusicNT - Bush Bands Bash 2021 Artists, MR J WHISKEY TRIO
- ↑ Hammond, Graeme (25 September 2011), "Reggae/Rock", Sunday Herald Sun
- ↑ Hillier, Tony (22 October 2011), "Palya review", The Australian
- ↑ Elder, Bruce (4 February 2012), "Indigenous", The Sydney Morning Herald