Speaking of venerable indigenous traditions from around the world subject to latter-day mixologists in search of easy exotica, the didjeridu has shown up in various contexts, far from the yawning ...

Six-time Grammy Award-winner and Honolulu native Daniel Ho is best known for his performances on ukulele, slack key guitar, piano, and vocals. Now based in Los Angeles, his multifaceted career ...

A quarter of a century after acclaimed Aboriginal musical Bran Nue Dae premiered in Perth, two of its original members have come together to perform again on the same stage. The performance is the ...

Mandawuy Yunupingu, an artist, mentor and ambassador who galvanized Australia's indigenous and non-indigenous people and brought contemporary Aboriginal music to the world through his group Yothu… By ...

The most remarkable feature of Gurrumul, the recent first album by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, is the blind Australian indigenous singer’s extraordinary voice. Variously described by music writers as ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Following on from the failed referendum, this year’s NAIDOC theme, “Keep the fire ...

Actresses Jessica Mauboy, left, Miranda Tapsell, Shari Sebbens and Deborah Mailman pose during a photo call for The Sapphires at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, ...

This second edition of the Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music starts with a few words in a language from the north of the country, spoken by a man named Alan Maralung. Maralung goes on to ...