Musos unite for SOS Blak Australia campaign

Kerry Smith
September 25, 2015
Issue 
1071
Culture
Joelistics with Emma Donavan and The PutBacks is supporting #SOSBlakAustralia.

Four big Australian musical acts have united to release two tracks in support of SOS Blak Australia's campaign to oppose the closure of dozens of remote Aboriginal communities.

Emma Donovan & The PutBacks joined You Am I singer Tim Rogers and rapper Joelistics to cover Warumpi Band's 1985 anthem 鈥淏lackfella Whitefella鈥. Donavon and her band also joined legendary Aboriginal signer Archie Roach for a 鈥渄eep soul rendition鈥 of Roach's heartbreaking hit 鈥淒own City Streets鈥.

ElefantTracks said: 鈥淭his release supports the massive grassroots movement led by SOS Blak Australia, an organization dedicated to supporting Aboriginal communities in remote Western Australia currently under threat of closure.鈥

The songs will be available via HopeStreet Recordings with all proceeds go to .

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