The CAAMA Music Show

On this episode we'll be hearing from Newboys Band playing for us right here in the CAAMA Music Studio and also some tunes recorded live at a gig out in Ampilatjawa.

The Newboys Band are from the remote Arlparra Community, situated deep in the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory. In 2023 they released their second EP “Cheater”. The Newboys Band have also secured a Best Rock Song nomination at the NT Music Awards and are ready to take their infectious melodies and high-energy gigs across the country. Fresh off the back of explosive performances at Tennant Creek’s Territory Day, Desert Harmony Festival, and Bush Bands Bash.

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On this episode we have local musician Stuart Nugget joining us in CAAMA Music Studio.

Stuart is a Tjingili man based here in Alice Springs. In 2019 he released a self-titled five track EP with CAAMA Music, featuring music in Jingulu language. It was performed at the First Nations Media Awards and National Live Music Awards. His song "Nayurni" (woman) was nominated for the Indigenous Language Award of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards.

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On this episode we'll be taking a listen to a special music workshop hosted in the CAAMA Music Studio, organised by Kirra Voller, Bumpy and the Ghost Gums music festival.

The workshops were called BWIM, which stands for Blak Women In Music. They are a group of musical women sharing, mentoring and practicing music together for performance at the 2024 Ghost Gums music festival.

On this episode we’ll have a listen to four of the tunes BWIM have been working on and Shilo will sit down for a chat with Kirra Voller, the brains behind the operation.

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On this episode we’re taking a journey out to Willowra to have a listen to Kenneth Martin and his band at a concert put on by Music NT and recorded by us, CAAMA Music.

We’ll hear from Shilo as she sat down before the gig and had a chat with the band’s leader Kenneth Martin, but first we'll dive in and have a listen to a couple of their tunes from the night. Enjoy!

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This week on the CAAMA Music Show we’re taking a journey out to Willowra to have a listen to the Desert Melody Makers at a concert put on by Music NT and recorded by us, CAAMA Music.

We’ll hear from Shilo as she sat down before the gig and had a chat with the band’s leader LT, and dive into the big energy madness that is Desert Melody Makers.

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On this episode we have YC Teenage Band, a group of friends from Yirara College who have recently taken home first place in the Centralian Eistoddfod.

Join us as they play two of their original songs in the studio and have one of our most hilarious interviews yet with Shilo.

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On this episode of The CAAMA Music Show we are joined by Bumpy and a couple of her bandmates.

Bumpy is a Noongar woman living in Naarm. She has wowed crowds at BIGSOUND, NIMAS, VIVID Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, NGV & Dreamtime at the MCG and more with her deeply affecting music.

Join us as Shilo sits down with Bumpy and band and has chat about what makes her music happen.

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On this episode of the CAAMA Music Show we have Ray Dixon performing three songs for us in the CAAMA Music studio.

Ray lives in Marlinja and grew up in the remote community of Mudburra. He sings his songs in English and Mudburra, one of the worlds oldest languages, now only spoken by 50 people.

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On this episode of The CAAMA Music Show we have Mulga Bore Hard Rock performing three tunes for us from the CAAMA Music studio.

Mulga Bore Hard rock are a six piece band of family members hailing from Mulga Bore. They are joined by old time rocker Kutcha Edwards for their song "Rocking With the Legends", written about the time the band and their family flew to the Gold Coast to open for rock and roll legends KISS. 

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