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Artist:Kamerunga

Genres:
  • Rock
  • Roots
Far North Queensland, QLD

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Track: Burke's Lament by Kamerunga
Track: Burke's LamentGenres:
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  • Roots
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    Track: Queensland Whalers by Kamerunga
    Track: Queensland WhalersGenres:
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      About

      Kamerunga, from tropical northeast Australia, has redefined and reinvigorated Australian folk, blending original composition with tradition and elements of world music, jazz, classical, rock and reggae to create a vivid new fusion. The band’s second album, Worlds Kaleid, continues the exhilarating journey that began with its 2008 debut album. The Push garnered rave reviews, an ARIA nomination for Best World Music album and earned Kamerunga a place at some of Australia’s major festivals, including the Byron Bay Bluesfest, National Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival and Fairbridge Festival, and an invitation to perform at the 2011 Rainforest World Music Festival in Borneo, an event featuring bands from more than 20 countries. Recorded at the Cairns studio of Kamerunga’s drummer and dual ARIA-winning producer Nigel Pegrum (former member of UK folk-rock pioneers and chart-toppers Steeleye Span) and launched at the 2012 Port Fairy and National Folk ...

      Members

      Peter Ella - guitars
      mandolin
      fiddle Dave Martin - fiddle
      mandolin
      ukulele
      didge
      Andree Baudet - saxophones
      keyboard
      Tony Hillier - guitar
      percussion Will Kepa - bass Nigel Pegrum - drums

      Sounds Like

      Afro Celt Sound System, cat empire, Shooglenifty

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