Tjintu Desert Band
Tjintu Desert Band | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sunshine Reggae Band |
| Origin | |
| Genres | desert reggae[1] |
| Years active | 2002- |
| Labels | CAAMA |
| Members | Jeffrey Zimran Joseph Zimran Terry Marshall Kieran Multa Aaron Sharpe |
| Past members | Gregory Marshall Shane Eggley |
Tjintu Desert Band is a Central Australian Indigenous band from Ikuntji, a small community 230 kilometres west of Alice Springs. Previously known as Sunshine Reggae or Sunshine Reggae Band they changed their name to include the Luritja word for "sunshine". They sing in a mixture of Luritja and English.[2][3]
Discography[]
Sunshine Reggae
- Watjilarrinya Homesick - CAAMA
Tjintu Desert Band
- Tjamuku Ngurra (2014) - CAAMA[4]
References[]
- ^ Whitfield, Rod, "Tjintu Desert Band", Beat
- ^ Schwartz, Larry (6 November 2014), "Tjintu Desert Band to play at Australasian Worldwide Music Expo", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Fry, Douglas (12 July 2013), "Desert sons set to rock the city", Canberra Times
- ^ Jones, Martin, "Tjintu Desert Band – Tjamuku Ngurra", Rhythms
Categories:
- Indigenous Australian musical groups
- Northern Territory musical groups