DJOLPA: Live!
Event description
DJOLPA
Saturday 11 October
Doors open 7pm | Show from 7.30pm
Djolpa Mckenzie from Maningrida, Arnhem Land is visiting Castlemaine to perform a solo show in The Coolroom at The Northern Arts Hotel on Saturday 11 October.
A songman of the An-Burra clan of the Gigaliyarrcha Burarra tribe, he has also fronted Wild Water since the mid 1990s. The band, which plays a mix of reggae, rock, dub and funk, has toured nationally and released two albums, Baltpa (1996) and Rrawa (2007). But as a soloist singing in Brarra, Kriol and English, Djolpa has recorded an EP with the single ‘Red’ being released in 2019.
The former VET teacher and youth centre coordinator was a part of The Black Arm Band, performing in their Hidden Republic and dirtsong shows. He sang a plaintive version of the Warumpi Band’s ‘My Island Home/Dron Wanga’ that had been translated into Yolgnu by Warumpi’s late lead singer.
This special Castlemaine performance will highlight Djolpa’s songwriting talent. His An-Burra clan diyama songlines range from city life experience to being at home on Country.
Supported by 94.9MainFM’s In Didj'n'Us program presented by Pete Dawson
Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity
