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.

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…