Blekbala Mujik

Blekbala Mujik
OriginBarunga, Northern Territory, Australia
Genres
  • Rock
  • reggae
Years active1986 (1986)–present
LabelsCAAMA/Shock
Members
  • Peter Miller
  • Lazarus Murray (a.k.a. Gulindirriy)
  • Lachlan Lawrence
  • Johnny Blanasi
  • Michael Havir
  • Dwayne Billy
  • Hason Fuller
  • Allen Murphy
  • Sammy Bush

Blekbala Mujik (Black People's Music) are an Australian rock, reggae group formed in Barunga, Northern Territory in 1986. They fused rock and reggae with a pop, dance sound and have support base for their live shows and recordings. They are cited in the World Music: The Rough Guide as next best known to Yothu Yindi.[1] The band sings in English and in Kriol (a creole language based on English and Australian Aboriginal languages). At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 their album, Blekbala Mujik (May 1996), was nominated for Best Indigenous Release.

  1. ^ Dorian, Frederick; Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham; Orla Duane; Rough Guides; Richard Trillo (1999). "Australia: Blek Bala Mujik". World Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-1-85828-636-5.