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Amunda

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Genres
  
Reggae/Country/Rock

Past members
  
refer Member list

Record label
  
Larrikin Records

Years active
  
1985–present

Genre
  
Rock

Labels
  
CAAMA Music Larrikin Stunt

Origin
  
Alice Springs, Australia (1985)

Albums
  
Civilised World, Pedlar Ave

Similar
  
Rachel Perkins, Warren Fahey, Yothu Yindi

Amunda are a rock band from Alice Springs formed in 1985. 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.

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In 1992 they played at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, in 1995 the Port Fairy Folk Festival and in 1996 the band played at the Adelaide and Sydney legs of the Big Day Out. They have supported bands including Cruel Sea, Weddings Parties Anything, Ed Kuepper and Things of Stone and Wood.

Members

  • 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

    • Studio albums

  • Better Late Than Never (1989) – Amunda
  • Civilised World (1992) – CAAMA/Larrikin
  • Pedlar Ave (1995) EP – Stunt

    • Compilation albums (contributing artist)

  • 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")

    • Songs

    Climbing That Mountain1995
    Don't Look BackCivilised World · 1992
    Ode to the Loves OnesPedlar Ave · 1995

    References

    Amunda Wikipedia
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