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Record label
  
Black Australia Records

Albums
  
Wrong Side of the Road

Music director
  
Wrong Side of the Road

Nominations
  
AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

Similar
  
No Fixed Address, Bart Willoughby, Coloured Stone, Mixed Relations, Joe Geia

Us Mob were an early Aboriginal reggae rock band from South Australia. The band was formed with the help of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music in Adelaide.

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Overview

Us Mob appeared in the film Wrong Side of the Road with fellow CASM band No Fixed Address The recording of the soundtrack made the two bands the first contemporary aboriginal bands to be recorded. Along with No Fixed Address they were nominated for the 1981 AFI Award for Best Original Music for the music from the film. They relocated to Sydney and broke up after their equipment was destroyed by a fire. The band were the subject of an ABC Message Stick documentary in February 2000.

Members

  • Ronnie Ansell - Bass
  • Pedro Butler - Guitar/vocals
  • Carroll Karpany - Guitar
  • Wally McArthur - Drums
  • Discography

    Soundtrack

  • Wrong Side of the Road (1981) - Black Australia Records AUS #67
  • Songs

    Suicidal ContemplationWrong Side of the Road · 1981
    Tough LivingWrong Side of the Road · 1981
    SurviveWrong Side of the Road · 1981

    References

    Us Mob Wikipedia