Active from 1986 Record label CAAMA Music | Genre World Members Apaak Jupurrula Miller | |
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Albums Nitmiluk, We Are One, Blekbala Mujik, Come-N-Dance, Midnait Mujik, Greatest Hits Live - Somewhere In The Dreamtime Similar Coloured Stone, North Tanami Band, Lajamanu Teenage Band, Tjupi Band, Saltwater Band | ||
Blekbala Mujik (Black People's Music) is a musical group based in from Arnhem Land, Australia. They have a unique pop/rock/dance/reggae sound and have a huge support base for their live shows and recordings. They are cited in the World Music: The Rough Guide as next best known to Yothu Yindi
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History
Blekbala Mujik was formed around 1986. Their base was located in the small community of Barunga (Gulin-Gulin) in central Arnhem Land in Australia.
The founding member, Peter Miller, lives in Alice Springs, but the band is based in Barunga. The band sings partly in English and partly in Kriol, which is a creole language based on English and Australian Aboriginal languages.
Blekbala mujik means "blackfella music" in Kriol.
Band members
Discography
Nitmiluk (1990) - CAAMA
Midnait Mujik (1990) - CAAMA
Come-N-Dance (1993) - CAAMA
Tracks:
- Black Cockatoo
- Come N Dance
- Drangkinbala
- Children of the World
- Love is a Beautiful Thing
- Come N Dance (radio mix)
- Farewell
Blek Bala Mujik (1995)
Tracks:
- Mimi - Wajbagada
- Walking Together
- Drangkinbala
- Buffalo Stampede
- Don't Worry Just Be Happy
- Come n Dance
- White Cockatoo
- Mibala Yubala
- Mimi
- Walls
- One More Story
- Farewell
Walking Together (1995) - CAAMA
Tracks:
- Walking Together - Radio Mix
- Walking Together - Full Mix
- Walking Together - Instrumental
- Walking Together - U.S. Mix
- Buffalo Stampede (Traditional)
Awards
Songs
DrangkinbalaCome-N-Dance · 1993
Come-n-DanceCome-N-Dance · 1993
WajbagadaGreatest Hits Live - Somewhere In The Dreamtime · 2013