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Do Aboriginal artists have to leave their remote communities to get ahead in the music industry?
Gurrumul, Archie Roach, Baker Boy, Dallas Woods; Aboriginal artists from remote communities have gained major mainstream success in recent years.
Key points:
- Remote Aboriginal bands face unique costs and cultural barriers to finding success in the mainstream music industry
- Some artists have had to move to metropolitan cities to find success
- Advocates are calling for remote bands to make music for their own communities in culturally safe environments
Despite these headline successes, the path to getting wider recognition from the Australian public is still inaccessible in many ways.
Last month, it cost The Red Sand Beat Band $18,000 to fund the travel to Perth.
The desert reggae band hail from the remote community of Warburton in the…
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