Emma Donovan

Emma Donovan Emma Donovan (born 1981) is a Sydney-based Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter who frequently blends reggae, gospel, smooth soul, roots, and country music. Emma Donovan started her singing career at age seven with her uncle’s band, The Donovans. In 2000, she became a founding member of Stiff Gins, leaving the band three years later to release the solo album Changes in 2004. She performs with The Black Arm Band and released a solo EP, Ngaaraanga, in 2009. Later collaborations with Melbourne rhythm combo The Putback Emma released the single Daddy in 2014 and the LP Dawn in 2014. Singles and…

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Tal Wilkenfeld Singer Songwriter

Tal Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld (born 2 December 1986) is an Australian singer, songwriter, bassist and guitarist who has gained attention performing alongside some rock and jazz music artists like Jeff Beck, Prince, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger and Chick Corea. Born on 2nd December 1986 Wilkenfeld began playing the guitar at fourteen and two years later in 2002 dropped out of high school in Sydney and went to the United State where she studied the electric guitar. Within a year she had switched to electric bass guitar and graduated from Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music in 2004.…

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Big Pig

Big Pig Big Pig was a popular Australian band originally formed in London in 1984 by Australian drummer Oleh Witer with a line-up of eight or nine drummers. Witer returned to Melbourne forming the Australian line-up of Big Pig consisting of Sherine, Nick, Tony, Time, Oleh, Adrian and Neil playing funk, rock and pop from 1985 to 1991. Big Pig was noted for their fashion sense as well, wearing leather aprons that gave them a unique look. The album Bonk was released in America by A&M Records in June 1988, and the eye-popping video for “Breakaway” was played on MTV.…

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