Aboriginal music - as a personal marker of time! from artist settled back and spoke Watch Video
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Description: MUSIC – As a marker of time.nThe song Solid Rock by Goanna is perhaps the start of my educational journey – certainly in terms of Aboriginal issues. In 1980 I was in Year 8.I remember covering Aboriginal Australia in class – vaguely. The same year solid rock was released.This song was unique and ground breaking for me because:n1.tThere was didj. (The first time this was used in popular music as far as I know).n2.tThe song speaks about the importance of land/country to Aboriginal people