The Weekly Mix, Vol. 748 - A Ripple Effect
The Runcast with John Richards
KEXP
4.6 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2020
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
With an introduction from friends and fellow Australians King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, this mix was curated for KEXP by the groundbreaking Indigenous, all-women Ripple Effect Band. They bring us a sampling of the music currently being made by Australia's First Nations People, specifically from the region referred to as the “Top End” in the Northern Territory. Through many languages and musical stylings, these artists share stories of the oldest living cultures on earth.
1. Ripple Effect Band - Hunting Song
2. B2M - Parlingarri
3. Saltwater Band - Djarridjarri (Blue Flag)
4. Ripple Effect Band - Ngúddja
5. Baker Boy - Marryuna (feat. Yirrmal)
6. Dhapanbal Yunupingu - Maralitja
7. Wildflower - Galiwin'ku
8. Emily Wurramurra - Black Smoke
9. Lil Kootsie - Ready for Change Part 1
10. Ripple Effect Band - Madjarndemed
11. Nabarlek - Munwurrk
12. Ripple Effect Band - Diyama
13. Letterstick Band - Yirrana (Sunset)
14. Black Rock Band - Struggle
15. Yothu Yindi - Treaty (Radio Mix)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Joey from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. |
| 0:02.7 | We were recently asked by K-EXP to put together a guest set for the Weekly Mix podcast |
| 0:07.3 | featuring some of our favourite Indigenous Australian artists. |
| 0:10.7 | While being insanely honoured to curate such a show, |
| 0:13.0 | we also felt that it was important to use this great platform to hear from the artists themselves. |
| 0:17.4 | What better way to showcase some of the amazing music being made by Australia's First Nations people |
| 0:22.0 | than to hand the mark over to one of our favourite bands, Ripple Effect, from Manningreda in |
| 0:27.2 | Arnhemland in Far Northern Australia. Riple Effect are an all-woman band who, while continuing |
| 0:32.3 | a long tradition of great rock music coming from the top end of Australia, are also paving |
| 0:36.2 | new ground as the first |
| 0:37.5 | women from their community to play instruments and start a band. Their songs tell stories about |
| 0:41.9 | their land, their languages and their culture, which spanned 60,000 plus years, and it's the |
| 0:46.5 | oldest continuing culture on earth. So it's our pleasure to leave you in the capable hands of |
| 0:50.6 | Jody and Tara from Ripple Effect, who have chosen a selection of some of their favourite songs from Australia's most talented Indigenous artists. We hope you enjoy the special |
| 0:58.7 | edition of the Weekly Mix podcast. You're in for a treat. Let's go. Hi, my name's Tara Rostron. |
| 1:05.3 | And I'm Jody Kelle. We are from the Ripple Effect band. We are from Australia and we are Indigenous Old Woman's Band |
| 1:14.6 | from a place called Maningreda, West Annam Land. |
| 1:18.6 | We have chosen songs from Indigenous artists from the top end of Australia in the Northern Territory. |
| 1:25.6 | The first song is called Hunting Song from our band Ripple Effect. |
| 1:30.3 | Dortbach. |
| 1:31.5 | Kamak. |
| 1:46.0 | Music I'm gonna'n't ever, I've been, |
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