Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians

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Before The Voice, before The X-Factor, there was... Australia's Amateur Hour! Australia's Amateur Hour was a radio talent show that Australians took to their hearts. It ran from 1940-1958, and...

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Radio Amateur Hour

We're celebrating UNESCO's World Radio Day with Australia's Amateur Hour (1940-1958), 'the largest radio show of all'.

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Frank Yamma oral history

At last month's Yabun Festival, NFSA Indigenous Curator Brenda Gifford recorded an Oral History interview with singer-songwriter Frank Yamma.

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National Indigenous Music Awards 2014

Brenda Gifford from the Indigenous Connections team talks about the recent National Indigenous Music Awards and the NFSA Indigenous Oral Histories program.

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All roads lead to Tamworth

Indigenous Connections curator Brenda Gifford reports from the 2015 Tamworth Country Music Festival.

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Remixing 'Treaty'

Warning: This article may contain names, images and voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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25 years of 'Treaty'

Warning: This Article may contain names, images and voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Country stars give old technology a new spin

The NFSA's Graham McDonald records Australian country music stars and emerging artists on lacquer disc at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

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Gurrumul by Gurrumul

Gurrumul was the debut solo album for singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971–2017), referred to as Dr G Yunupingu since his death. It is the best-selling...

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Truck Driving Woman by Auriel Andrew

'Truck Driving Woman' is the first song from Auriel Andrew’s debut EP, released on the Adelaide-based label, Nationwide Records. Andrews moved to Adelaide in 1968 to pursue her music career. By 1970...