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Wildfire Manwurrk is an award winning Australian indigenous rock band from Central West Arnhem in Australia.

Background

The Central West Arnhem band is made up of the Roston family who have played music together since 2012. The band includes Victor Rostron, four of his sons and his nephew. The group's lyrics are in the Kune tongue which is considered an endangered language. The music was described by Anna Rose of The Music the Kune language merged with "a thumping heavy sound with traditional elements"..

Career

It was reported by Blunt magazine on 20 October 2022 that their new single "Don't Smoke" was out. In the punk rock genre, the song had a message about the health issues of the habit. The explanation as to why it was in the punk genre was, “We put it with a hard punk music sound so people out here in our communities are hearing something different to make them stop and pay attention.”

In November 22, their The Next Future EP had been released. The lead song was "Mararradj" which was sung in the Kune language. It was about a boyfriend and girlfriend breaking up over and argument and jealousy and wanting to getv that love back. To promote the release, a video that was filmed and edited by Robert Sherwood and co-directed by the band, Sherwood and Natalie Carey (Valentina Brave) was made.

It was reported by NITV on 14 July 2023 that the group were finalists for the 2023 National Indigenous Music Awards.

Members

  • Sires Rostron - lead singer and lead guitarist
  • Johnson Rostron - lead singer and bassist
  • Ernest Rostron - rhythm guitar
  • Leo Rostron - rhythm guitarist
  • Victor Rostron - lead singer, didgeridoo (Morle) and clapsticks
  • Scott Cameron - backing singer and drummer

References

  1. The Music, 3 August 2023 - Wildfire Manwurrk: ‘There’s Always Deadly Indigenous Music Around Us - It’s Exciting’ - Anna Rose
  2. ABC News, Sat 19 Aug 2023 - Arnhem Land metal band Wildfire Manwurrk sings songlines in endangered Kune language By Nicole Curby
  3. The Music, 3 August 2023 - Wildfire Manwurrk: ‘There’s Always Deadly Indigenous Music Around Us - It’s Exciting’ - Anna Rose
  4. Blunt, October 20, 2022 - Music / News, Wildfire Manwurrk are bringing worlds together to tell their story
  5. LWA, November 25, 2022 - WILDFIRE MANWURRK have just released their potent debut EP, The Next Future… Words by Claudia Schmidt
  6. NITV, 14 July 2023 - The finalists for the National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced
  7. LWA, November 25, 2022 - WILDFIRE MANWURRK have just released their potent debut EP, The Next Future… Words by Claudia Schmidt

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