"i really believe in community revolution"

James Mangohig is an ARIA nominated producer, as well as a bassist among many other things, from Darwin, Australia. BIO

we talk about:

* being tired of the happy ending narrative

* nature vs nurture

* in between two - show

* Sietta - band

* the limits of access to gear in Darwin

* skinny fish music

* nooka

* putting energy in ones home town

* why Darwin?

* looking to america and europe

* asian-australian playing rock and hiphop music within indigenous contexts

* philipino's as islanders rather than asians

* developing relationships through working with community

* B2M - Tiwi Islands

* The Lonely Boys - Ngukurr

* Mobali Band - Numbulwa

* music being adopted by mulitple cultures

* the natural musicianship in the bush - "the way people can argue in the bush" JM

* the sound of records

* "lots of people feel ownership of hiphop now" JM

* the first person of colour i saw on stage was Quan from Regurgitator

* having a muslim looking beard

* working at Tivendale school inside Dondale prison

* international quality standards

* living in darwin and having a perspective on quality

* how to hustle with integrity - having true relationships with people

* race and gender in hiphop and writing/rapping about ones individual struggle

* "i think the nurturing and development can happen here in australia" JM

* being represented and feeling safe

* Dr G Yunupingu and his legacy and intricacy of traditional music

* Djalu music film

* AB Original

 

mentioned:

* Gary Lang

* Flume

* Courtney Barnett

* born in adelaide

* oliebollen - dutch tradition

* lucky dube

* maxi priest

* Marko Taopo

* Kris Keogh

* Tennant Creek

* livid festival

* Dexta - Avalanches

* home and away

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