Murundak

The Black Arm Band

Produced by Arts House – a City of Melbourne contemporary arts initiative / Supported by the Australia Council for the Arts

'An astonishing array of Australian musical talent telling the story of Aboriginal resistance' - The Age

Featuring artists Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Shane Howard, Dan Sultan, Bart Willoughby, Dave Arden, Shellie Morris, Emma Donovan, Joe Geia, Kutcha Edwards, Lou Bennett, Mark Atkins, Rachel Maza Long, Stephen Pigram, Ursula Yovich and Peter Rotumah.

With parallels to Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club comes the inspirational music from Australia’s black protest movement, performed by contemporary Aboriginal musicians and their collaborators; and introduced by actor Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father, Brassed Off).

For the first time outside Australia, Murundak, a 28-piece ensemble, accompanied by a backdrop of film images, reveals a largely hidden, sometimes confronting and ultimately uplifting portrait of contemporary Aboriginal life and the heartfelt music that accompanies it.

‘It’s like a condensed history as well as a contemporary journey into the Australian landscape: cultural, political and spiritual‘ – Times

* Please note the venue for this performance has been changed from Royal Festival Hall to Queen Elizabeth Hall. Tickets for Royal Festival Hall are still valid for the new venue.