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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jessica Mauboy And Barkaa Bring Home NAIDOC Week On ‘Like A Version'
Jessica Mauboy has made her debut appearance on triple j's Like A Version segment, in the final days of NAIDOC Week. The Wakaman and Kuku Yalanji singer performed a cover of Yothu Yindi's 1993 single 'World Turning' from their third studio album Freedom, with a guest verse from Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper Barkaa. Watch the full performance from the duo below. In an interview conducted for the station's YouTube channel, Mauboy explained that she covered the song as it was one that she grew up with. 'It takes me back to being a child, growing up in the Northern Territory,' she said. 'This song is the theme song in the background. At that young age, I didn't quite know what the song meant – but I knew that it felt really great. 'Now that I'm older, I know that it means something much bigger. Yothu Yindi gave me the strength to go out into the world and be who I am – and be brave.' Barkaa, for her part, said that she wanted to 'pay homage' to NAIDOC. 'NAIDOC's theme [this year] is 'Our Next Generation',' she said. 'We're paying homage to our babies and our future elders. I really wanted to say that the world keeps turning; we have struggled, we have carried a lot on our backs, and we have kept that fire burning.' Jessica Mauboy feat. Barkaa – 'World Turning' In addition to performing the Yothu Yindi cover, Mauboy and her band performed a rendition of her debut solo single: 2008's 'Running Back'. Lifted from her debut album Been Waiting, the track featured a guest verse from American pop-rapper Flo Rida. It peaked at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart, and would go on to be certified double platinum by ARIA. Watch it below. Jessica Mauboy – 'Running Back' Mauboy's fifth studio album, Yours Forever, was released in February 2024. It debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and sported five singles: 'Give You Love' (featuring Jason Derulo), 'Flashback', 'Never Giving Up', 'Forget You' and 'I'm Sorry'. She was nominated for three ARIA Awards that same year, including Best Pop Release for Yours Forever and Song Of The Year for 'Give You Love'. She won the ARIA for Best Original Soundtrack Or Musical Theatre Cast Album as part of the soundtrack for the limited series Faraway Downs, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Barkaa, meanwhile, was recently announced as a three-time NIMA nominee at this year's ceremony – at which, coincidentally, Mauboy is also set to perform. She is up for Album Of The Year for her second EP Big Tidda, as well as both Song Of The Year and Film Clip Of The Year for her track 'Ngmaka' – a collaboration with Leroy Johnson. Mauboy is also up for those two categories with 'Won't Stop', her track with Indigenous hip-hop supergroup 3% from last year's Kill The Dead. Emily Wurramara Returns With Soulful New Single 'Adore Me' Jem Cassar-Daley Shares New Single 'Tidal Wave' Bumpy Announces Debut Album 'Kanana', Shares Title Track The post Jessica Mauboy And Barkaa Bring Home NAIDOC Week On 'Like A Version' appeared first on Music Feeds. Solve the daily Crossword
The Age
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
New Anzac metro station opened up for ‘trainspotter's block party'
Thousands of Melburnians descended below St Kilda Road on Sunday for a one-time-only party in one of the city's newest subterranean landmarks: Anzac Station. As part of the Rising festival, crowds of train enthusiasts and music fans braved the cold to be among the first to experience the Metro Tunnel station. They were greeted by the cavernous space, with its enormous 220-metre-long platforms, and the sounds of Indigenous artists from the Bad Apples music label, including Briggs, Barkaa and Birdz. Former train driver Jack Jacobs, 29, said he had driven trains on the new tracks but was keen to finally see the station itself. 'It's cavernous. It's so weird seeing something so large when you just don't expect it to be there,' said Jacobs, sporting a T-shirt with the iconic blue-and-orange seat pattern of Melbourne's trains. 'It's better than I thought it would be… It's all polished and ready to go.' Among the 'gunzels' was six-year-old Charlie Finan from Footscray, who said he loved taking the train because 'sometimes I get to go underground'. His verdict on the new station? 'Cool' and 'very, very underground'. His aunt and uncle, Amelia and Luis, said while the music was the initial drawcard, the chance to explore the new station was a special opportunity.
Sydney Morning Herald
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
New Anzac metro station opened up for ‘trainspotter's block party'
Thousands of Melburnians descended below St Kilda Road on Sunday for a one-time-only party in one of the city's newest subterranean landmarks: Anzac Station. As part of the Rising festival, crowds of train enthusiasts and music fans braved the cold to be among the first to experience the Metro Tunnel station. They were greeted by the cavernous space, with its enormous 220-metre-long platforms, and the sounds of Indigenous artists from the Bad Apples music label, including Briggs, Barkaa and Birdz. Former train driver Jack Jacobs, 29, said he had driven trains on the new tracks but was keen to finally see the station itself. 'It's cavernous. It's so weird seeing something so large when you just don't expect it to be there,' said Jacobs, sporting a T-shirt with the iconic blue-and-orange seat pattern of Melbourne's trains. 'It's better than I thought it would be… It's all polished and ready to go.' Among the 'gunzels' was six-year-old Charlie Finan from Footscray, who said he loved taking the train because 'sometimes I get to go underground'. His verdict on the new station? 'Cool' and 'very, very underground'. His aunt and uncle, Amelia and Luis, said while the music was the initial drawcard, the chance to explore the new station was a special opportunity.
ABC News
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Feature Video: Barkaa ft. Leroy Johnson - Ngamaka
In 'Ngamaka', the stunning natural beauty of Far Western NSW landscapes and waterways belies a much deeper message in this week's powerful Feature Video from Barkaa and Leroy Johnson. Written to raise awareness about the plight of the Murray-Darling Basin (from its rapid depletion due to the worsening effects of climate change, farming irrigation and corporate mining) the Blak Matriarch of Aussie Hip Hop Barkaa and fellow Malyapana/Barkindji artist and elder, Uncle Leroy Johnson, have banded together to highlight the cultural, social and spiritual significance of the Darling River (the Baaka) to the Barkindji people. 'Ngamaka is the Barkindji word for mother / mum', Barkaa explains. 'The river is our heartbeat as Barkindji people, the translation is river people. Our river is our mother; our water is our mother and heartbeat. Whenever the river is depleted, we feel down as people.' Directed by Gurindji/Malngin, Pertame Arrernte, and Worimi artist Kieran Mpetyane Satour, 'Ngamaka' was filmed on Barkindji Country, with visuals inspired by Barkaa's desire to return home to show the beauty and importance of The Darling/Baaka. 'It was so deadly to be able to work with Barkaa and Leroy Johnson on 'Ngamaka' but was even more special to be able to shoot this on Barkindji country with the mob' says Kieran. 'We were lucky while shooting that the river was up but this is a very rare occurrence these days due to the siphoning off of water for commercial purposes. Mother earth is sacred. Our lakes and rivers are the bloodlines of our people and need to be protected at all costs. Ngamaka is a testament to mother, an ode to country and a calling back to the old ways of our people that is about care not commerce.' 'Shooting the music video on Country was so beautiful and special' agrees Barkaa. 'It was one of the most monumental moments in my career. It has been a long time coming to bring it back home and bring it on Country. I think the music video will speak for itself.' 'It's such a privilege to help convey the message in this song' adds Leroy. 'The Barkandji language I used to highlight our rivers' plight is an old way, and combining it with Barkaa to fuse the old and new to say the same thing is amazing. Different generations coming together to tell our stories. I love it.'
