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Former AFL player Marlin Motlop among First Nations artists to open for Midnight Oil at Womadelaide
For a footballer who has starred in front of huge crowds, the buzz of a different audience is getting too loud to ignore for Marlon Motlop.
Key points:
- Marlon Motlop is turning to music after a successful football career
- He is playing in a new band with fellow team-mate Rulla Kelly-Mansell
- They will play at Womadelaide this year, along with many other First Nations artists
From a lead role in an SANFL premiership with Glenelg at a packed Adelaide Oval, to playing with Port Adelaide in the AFL, Motlop has tasted wide-ranging sporting success.
But now his calling is for music, a much smaller stage but just as big a thrill.
“I get a different type of excitement out of playing in front of people and singing in front of people as well,” Motlop…
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