Caiti Baker is one of my favourite Australian singers. I first came across her work as one half of Sietta. Then she stepped out on her own and cemented her spot as one of the great soul singers making music today in Australia. Caiti is a long time resident of the Northern Territory. As a kid she’d tag along on family road trips when her dad (also a muso) would drive from Adelaide to the Top End to play shows. They’d stick around for weeks at a time, and Caiti fell in love with the place. The Take 5 comes to you from Darwin this week. The music community is tight here, I knew Caiti would be the perfect person to take you to the Top End. Across five songs she gave us a potted history of music from the Territory, introduced me to new sounds and kind of made me want to move her permanently.

Ted Egan and Galarrwuy Yunupingu with introduction from Vincent Lingiari – ‘Gurindji Blues’

Birdz - ‘Testify’

Stevie Jean - ‘Hell in Every Religion’

Wildflower - ‘Galiwin’ku’

Serina Pech – ‘I Hope To See The Sun’