Amunda are a rock band[1] from Alice Springs formed in 1985.[2][3] The band's name is based on Mbantua, the Arrernte word for meeting place, which is associated with the spring at Heavitree Gap in the MacDonnell Ranges at Alice Springs.[4][5]
Amunda | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Genres | Reggae/Country/Rock |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | CAAMA Music Larrikin Stunt |
| Past members | refer Member list |
In 1992 they played at the Adelaide Fringe Festival,[6] in 1995 the Port Fairy Folk Festival[7] and in 1996 the band played at the Adelaide and Sydney legs of the Big Day Out.[8] They have supported bands including Cruel Sea, Weddings Parties Anything, Ed Kuepper and Things of Stone and Wood.[9]
Members
edit- Paul Ah Chee – vocals/guitar
- Rachel Perkins – vocals
- Stanley Satour – vocals/bass guitar
- Gerry Laughton – vocals/lead guitar
- Nick Guggisberg – vocals/drums
- Daniel Plain – drums/vocals
- Bill Davis – keyboards
- Kusha Homer – backing vocals
- Rhonda Ross – backing vocals
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Better Late Than Never (1989) – Amunda
- Civilised World (1992) – CAAMA/Larrikin
- Pedlar Ave (1995) EP – Stunt
Compilation albums (contributing artist)
edit- Beat the Grog (1988) – CAAMA ("Wonder What". Also includes "Ain't No Use In That" by Paul Ah Chee and "Who's Goin' Wipe Their Tears" by Daniel Plain)
- AIDS: How Could I Know (1989) – CAAMA ("How Could I Know")
- Sing Loud, Play Strong (1990) – CAAMA ("1788")
- From the Bush (1990) – CAAMA ("Alice Don't Grow So Fast")
- From the Bush II (1992) – CAAMA ("Heart Beat")
- Our Home, Our Land (1995) – CAAMA ("Climbing The Mountain")
- 25th Anniversary Compilation (2006) – CAAMA ("Climbing The Mountain")
References
edit- ^ "Outback Rockers". Herald Sun. 27 Jan 1996.
- ^ Cultural Dissent, Green Left Weekly issue #85 27 January 1993 Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Amunda takes on the 'civilised' world
- ^ Warren Bebbington, ed. (1997). The Oxford Companion to Australian Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-553432-0.
- ^ "Amunda". Vibe. Archived from the original on 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ Peter Dunbar-Hall, Chris Gibson (2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places :Contemporary Aboringinal Music in Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 0-86840-622-8.
- ^ Farrant, Darrin (16 Feb 1993). "From Alice Springs with high hopes". The Age.
- ^ "Port Fairy Folk Festival : Acts 1995–1999". Port Fairy Folk Festival. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ "Past Big Day Out Lineups". Big Day Out. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ "Trio in centre of the action". Sunday Herald Sun. 10 Sep 1995.
External links
edit- Cultural Dissent, Green Left Weekly issue #74 7 October 1992 Music from the red heart