Kuckles: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Citation bot (talk | contribs) Add: date. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Musical groups established in 1981 | #UCB_Category 96/415 |
m Copyedit (minor) |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
|past_members = [[Jimmy Chi]]<br />Stephen Pigram<br />Mick Manolis<br />Garry Gower<br />Patrick Bin Amat |
|past_members = [[Jimmy Chi]]<br />Stephen Pigram<br />Mick Manolis<br />Garry Gower<br />Patrick Bin Amat |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Kuckles''' was an [[Aboriginal Australian]] band in the early 1980s. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
==History== |
|||
| ⚫ | Kuckles ([[Australian Kriol language|Broome kriol]] for ''[[Cockle (bivalve)|cockles]]''<ref>{{cite book|last=Chi|first=Jimmy|authorlink=Jimmy Chi|author2=Patrick B. Amat |author3=Garry Gower |author4=Michael Manolis |author5=Stephen Pigram |title=Bran Nue Dae|year=1991|publisher=[[Currency Press]]|page=116|isbn=0-86819-293-7}}</ref>) formed in 1981, after a group of students from [[Broome, Western Australia]] moved to [[Adelaide, South Australia]] to study at the [[Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music]]. Their music moved from acoustic [[calypso music|calypso]] toward an electric [[reggae rock]] style.<ref name="breen">{{cite book|title=Our Place Our Music|last=Breen|first=Marcus|publisher=Aboriginal Studies Press|year=1989|isbn=0-85575-197-5}}</ref> |
||
They recorded an audition tape, ''Milliya Rumarra'', which won them a trip to Germany to the Third Annual International Cologne Song Festival in 1982.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cochrane|first=Peter|title=The Long Road|journal=[[The Age]]|date=12 Oct 1996}}</ref> They returned to Broome later that year and disbanded.<ref name="breen"/> |
They recorded an audition tape, ''Milliya Rumarra'', which won them a trip to Germany to the Third Annual International Cologne Song Festival in 1982.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cochrane|first=Peter|title=The Long Road|journal=[[The Age]]|date=12 Oct 1996}}</ref> They returned to Broome later that year and disbanded.<ref name="breen"/> |
||
Kuckles contributed to Chi's musicals ''[[Bran Nue Dae]]'' and ''[[Corrugation Road]]''. |
Kuckles contributed to Chi's musicals ''[[Bran Nue Dae]]'' and ''[[Corrugation Road]]''.{{cn|date=April 2023}} |
||
Chi and Manolis later were part of a new band called Bingurr which is moonlight in Bardi. Pigram played with [[Scrap Metal (band)|Scrap Metal]] and [[The Pigram Brothers]]. |
Chi and Manolis later were part of a new band called Bingurr, which is moonlight in [[Bardi language|Bardi]]. Pigram played with [[Scrap Metal (band)|Scrap Metal]] and [[The Pigram Brothers]].{{cn|date=April 2023}} |
||
==Discography== |
==Discography== |
||
Revision as of 04:13, 9 April 2023
Kuckles | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Broome, Western Australia, Australia |
| Years active | 1981–1982 |
| Past members | Jimmy Chi Stephen Pigram Mick Manolis Garry Gower Patrick Bin Amat |
Kuckles was an Aboriginal Australian band in the early 1980s.
History
Kuckles (Broome kriol for cockles[1]) formed in 1981, after a group of students from Broome, Western Australia moved to Adelaide, South Australia to study at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music. Their music moved from acoustic calypso toward an electric reggae rock style.[2]
They recorded an audition tape, Milliya Rumarra, which won them a trip to Germany to the Third Annual International Cologne Song Festival in 1982.[3] They returned to Broome later that year and disbanded.[2]
Kuckles contributed to Chi's musicals Bran Nue Dae and Corrugation Road.[citation needed]
Chi and Manolis later were part of a new band called Bingurr, which is moonlight in Bardi. Pigram played with Scrap Metal and The Pigram Brothers.[citation needed]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Milliya Rumarra: Brand New Day |
|
| Songs from Bran Nue Dae |
|
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Bran Nue Dae - Original Cast Recording (with Jimmy Chi) |
|
| Corrugation Road (with Jimmy Chi and The Pigram Brothers) |
|
Awards and nominations
Deadly Awards
The Deadly Awards were an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. They ran from 1995 to 2013.[4]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Corrugation Road (with Jimmy Chi and The Pigram Brothers) | Excellence in Film or Theatrical Score | Won |
References
- ^ Chi, Jimmy; Patrick B. Amat; Garry Gower; Michael Manolis; Stephen Pigram (1991). Bran Nue Dae. Currency Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-86819-293-7.
- ^ a b Breen, Marcus (1989). Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0-85575-197-5.
- ^ Cochrane, Peter (12 October 1996). "The Long Road". The Age.
- ^ Pennycook, Alastair (7 December 2006). Global Englishes and Transcultural Flows. Routledge. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-134-18876-5.
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |
