{"id":37439,"date":"2020-11-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=37439"},"modified":"2020-11-06T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T18:23:58","slug":"deadly-hearts-showcases-indigenous-artists-performing-iconic-australian-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/deadly-hearts-showcases-indigenous-artists-performing-iconic-australian-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Hearts Showcases Indigenous Artists Performing Iconic Australian Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mitch Tambo covers Vanessa Amorosi on the latest compilation from Deadly Hearts.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What is Australian music? Does it have a signature sound? Ask anyone from Arnhem Land to Arakoola, Melbourne to Mungo, and you’ll get a different response. What can’t be denied is that the original owners of Australian land had their own language – both literally and musically. In the last decade, there’s been a push by government and remote regional councils to preserve records and document Aboriginal languages, to recognise that the many languages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Australians define the land, the spirit of place and people for generations of families and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, the National Indigenous Music Awards<\/a> showcased the diversity and wealth of talented Indigenous artists of all genders, ages and musical genres. The latest Deadly Hearts<\/em> compilation (and third in the series) features many of those artists. Versions of Vanessa Amorosi’s joyous pop song “Absolutely Everybody”, Crowded’s House sadly sweet “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and the political ferocity of Midnight Oil’s “Beds Are Burning” are all given a fresh interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n