The CAAMA Music Show

On this episode we have James Range Band, first performing 4 songs in the CAAMA Music Studio and then live at Bush Bands Bash 2024. James Range Band are named after the picturesque mountain range surrounding their community. They are the next generation of rich talent to come out of the Northern Territory. They come from the Pitjantjatjara community of Utju and are creating music that makes you st...

On this episode we have Bousta while at Bush Bands Bash in Telegraph Station for his live performance. Bousta is a talented rapper from Mparntwe, Alice Springs. he share’s his love and passion for music with the world, he uses hip-hop to create lively sounds that connect with many people. Committed to his craft, he embody’s the spirit of creativity, with a grind that never stops. Shilo had a chat...

On this episode we have PJ Reggae Band here in the CAAMA Music Studio to play us some songs. PJ Reggae Band is an eight-piece reggae band hailing from Ti Tree, about 200km from Alice Springs. They write and perform smooth reggae rhythms and uplifting songs about country and relationships with lyrics in Warlpiri, Anmatjere and English.    They started playing remote community shows and made their f...

On this episode we have a recording of Saltwater Band playing live from this year’s Desert Harmony Festival in Tennent Creek. Saltwater Band are an Indigenous roots band from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island, around 560 kilometres from Darwin. The members are Yolngu and they sing mostly in Yolŋu Matha. Their songs are a mixture of traditional songs and reggae/ska influenced pop. Their first album, Gapu...

On this episode we have a recording of The PAW House Band playing live at the desert harmony festival. Now The PAW House Band are studio session players at PAW Music studios in Yuendumu. This is a real desert music all-star line-up with Scotty Brown from (Rising Wind and Desert Mulga Band), Kenneth Martin from the (Lajamanu Teenage Band), Donovan Rice from (Black Storm and DB40) and Julien Poulson...

On this episode we have for you a recording of Kutcha Edwards playing at the Desert Harmony Festival in Tennent Creek. Now Kutcha is an Aboriginal Australian singer/songwriter. He is known as a former member of the band Blackfire during the 1990s. More recently, he has fronted the Kutcha Edwards Band and is part of The Black Arm Band. He won the Melbourne Prize for Music in 2016, and in 2023 was i...

On this episode of The CAAMA Music Show we’ll be tuning in to a recording of Ripple Effect Band playing live at Desert Harmony Festival in Tennent Creek. An all-female group from Maningrida, NT, Ripple Effect Band formed through a long-term collaboration with Jodie Kell from the University of Sydney. They showcase the tradition of saltwater rock from the top end. Since their EP release in 2018, th...

On this episode of The CAAMA Music Show we’ll be having a chat with Jason Lee Scott from the legendary band Coloured Stone, while out in Ampilatjawa for a concert they put on. Jason comes from a long line of family performers. From the age of 13 Jason has played guitar, bass and even drums for Coloured Stone, performing several tours throughout Australia and the World. In 1999, Jason took the Awar...

On this episode of The CAAMA Music Show we'll be having a chat with Bunna Lawrie from the legendary band Coloured Stone while out in Ampilatwatja at a concert they put on. Now 47 years on from the formation of Coloured Stone, Bunna has finally received his long overdue induction into the prestigious South Australian Music Hall of Fame. Jack sits down with Bunna for a chat on the veranda in Ampilat...

On this episode we have Paul Ah Chee here in the CAAMA Music Studio to play us some songs. Paul Ah Chee is an Alice Springs local. He is of Aboriginal, Chinese and European ancestry. Paul’s journey has been through the fields of sport, business and music, with a strong sense of community and family. He is founding member of the NT Aboriginal Tourism Advisory Council. Paul’s contribution to the tou...

On this episode we'll be hearing from Newboys Band playing for us right here in the CAAMA Music Studio and also some tunes recorded live at a gig out in Ampilatjawa. The Newboys Band are from the remote Arlparra Community, situated deep in the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory. In 2023 they released their second EP “Cheater”. The Newboys Band have also secured a Best Rock Song nomination at...

On this episode we have local musician Stuart Nugget joining us in CAAMA Music Studio. Stuart is a Tjingili man based here in Alice Springs. In 2019 he released a self-titled five track EP with CAAMA Music, featuring music in Jingulu language. It was performed at the First Nations Media Awards and National Live Music Awards. His song "Nayurni" (woman) was nominated for the Indigenous Language Awar...

On this episode we'll be taking a listen to a special music workshop hosted in the CAAMA Music Studio, organised by Kirra Voller, Bumpy and the Ghost Gums music festival. The workshops were called BWIM, which stands for Blak Women In Music. They are a group of musical women sharing, mentoring and practicing music together for performance at the 2024 Ghost Gums music festival. On this episode we’ll...

On this episode we’re taking a journey out to Willowra to have a listen to Kenneth Martin and his band at a concert put on by Music NT and recorded by us, CAAMA Music. We’ll hear from Shilo as she sat down before the gig and had a chat with the band’s leader Kenneth Martin, but first we'll dive in and have a listen to a couple of their tunes from the night. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

This week on the CAAMA Music Show we’re taking a journey out to Willowra to have a listen to the Desert Melody Makers at a concert put on by Music NT and recorded by us, CAAMA Music. We’ll hear from Shilo as she sat down before the gig and had a chat with the band’s leader LT, and dive into the big energy madness that is Desert Melody Makers.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode we have YC Teenage Band, a group of friends from Yirara College who have recently taken home first place in the Centralian Eistoddfod. Join us as they play two of their original songs in the studio and have one of our most hilarious interviews yet with Shilo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The CAAMA Music Show we are joined by Bumpy and a couple of her bandmates. Bumpy is a Noongar woman living in Naarm. She has wowed crowds at BIGSOUND, NIMAS, VIVID Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, NGV & Dreamtime at the MCG and more with her deeply affecting music. Join us as Shilo sits down with Bumpy and band and has chat about what makes her music happen. See omnystu...

On this episode of the CAAMA Music Show we have Ray Dixon performing three songs for us in the CAAMA Music studio. Ray lives in Marlinja and grew up in the remote community of Mudburra. He sings his songs in English and Mudburra, one of the worlds oldest languages, now only spoken by 50 people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The CAAMA Music Show we have Mulga Bore Hard Rock performing three tunes for us from the CAAMA Music studio. Mulga Bore Hard rock are a six piece band of family members hailing from Mulga Bore. They are joined by old time rocker Kutcha Edwards for their song "Rocking With the Legends", written about the time the band and their family flew to the Gold Coast to open for rock and r...