gregr@basser.OZ.AU (09/17/86)
There seems to be some misinformation about the history and contemporary situation of the Australian Aborigine in this newsgroup. People should consider the genocide of Aborigines in Tasmania during the first century of white settlement, the British use of Maralinga for atomic testing this century, the current land-rights struggles and the impoverished situation of most urban Aborigines before claiming how lucky this race has been. This is not really the forum for such discussion/education, so instead I urge you to track down some contemporary music by Aboriginal bands. "Big Name, No Blankets" by the Warumpi Band (Powderworks Records) "Island of Greed", "Kooniba Rock" by Coloured Stone (Imparja Records) (the labels are Australian independents) If you find these difficult to come by you could consider listening to some latter Midnight Oil (a band sympathetic to the Aboriginal situation and whose music has been used by the Land Rights movement). Here I suggest "10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1", "Red Sails in the Sunset" (which should have CBS release in most parts of the world) and their current single, "The Dead Heart".