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Letterstick Band

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Origin
  
Maningrida, Australia

Genres
  
Reggae, Rock music

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Members
  
Colin Maxwell David Maxwell Terence Wilson Tim Wilson Roly Milak Mark Mirikul Allen Murphy

Albums
  
An-Barra Clan, Demurru Hits, Diyama

Record labels
  
CAAMA Music, Lifestyle Music Group

Similar
  
Sunrize Band, Saltwater Band, Nabarlek, Blekbala Mujik, North Tanami Band

Yirranna letterstick band


Letterstick Band are a band from north-east Arnhem Land in Australia. The members are from the An-Barra Clan on the coast near Maningrida. They are named after the wooden tools on which messages are carved to communicate between places. They play a mixture of reggae and rock that has been called saltwater rock and they sing in English and in Arnhem Land languages.

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Letterstick Band won a Deadly for Band of the Year in 2001. They are the subjects of the documentary Diyama - Soundtracks of Maningrida.

Blythe river letterstick band


Discography

  • An-Barra Clan (1998) - CAAMA
  • Diyama (2003) - CAAMA
  • Songs

    Yi-RranaAn-Barra Clan · 1999
    An-Barra ClanAn-Barra Clan · 1999
    Gugaliya - YerrchaAn-Barra Clan · 1999

    References

    Letterstick Band Wikipedia