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Wilcannia Mob
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The Wilcannia Mob is a rap/hip-hop musical group of five aboriginal boys from Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia. The group members are Wally Ebsworth, Keith Dutton, Colin "Colroy" Johnson, Lendal King, and Buddy Blair. The boys were discovered during children's musical and theatre workshops which took place in Wilcannia in October 2001. They issued a single in 2002 called "Down River" which won a Deadly Single Release of the Year award in 2003. The didgeridoo made from a gum branch by group member Colin Johnson appears in the song. "Down River" was reissued on a CD entitled All You Mob (ABC Records) which included more of their songs and others recorded in outback communities elsewhere. They made their live performance debut at Sydney's Homebake Festival in December 2002. "Down River" appeared at number 51 on Triple J's Hottest 100 Countdown for the year 2002. The Sri Lankan-British singer-musician M.I.A. featured the boys singing "Down River" on the track "Mango Pickle Down...
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| Song | Down River |
| Artist | Wilcannia Mob |
| Album | All You Mob |
| Label | ABC Music |
| Year | 2002 |
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- YouTube Beatboxing Didgeridoo Wilcannia Mob Down River 2:37
- YouTube MIA Mango Pickle Down River with Wilcannia Mob 3:54
- YouTube MIA Mango Pickle Down River ft Wilcannia Mob w lyrics 3:54
- YouTube YELLE MIA DJ MIX 10:57
- YouTube Dewsbury Mob 2:38
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On the ABC
- Three appear in court over Wilcannia death. 07/04/2004. ABC ...
- Life Matters - 7 July 2004 - Wilcannia: Morganics
- Fresh Clippings | Homebake 2002
- Fresh Clippings | Homebake 2002
- Speaking Out - Wilcannia Mob
- Country Breakfast - 29/05/2004: WILCANNIA MOB - Paula Doran ...
- Wilcannia - Bush Telegraph - 6 October 2010
- Music from the Wilcannia Mob (not in podcast) - Bush ...
- Speaking Out - The Tall Man, Wilcannia Mob and Olympics
- Teen to front court on Wilcannia murder charge. 06/04/2004 ...
Elsewhere on the Web
- The Wilcannia Mob on Yahoo! Music
- Wilcannia Mob on Yahoo! Music
- Australian Hip Hop | Wilcannia Mob | Down River Book - Down River
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