The Wilcannia Mob

The Wilcannia Mob
Also known asBarkandji Boys
OriginWilcannia, New South Wales, Australia
GenresHip hop
Years active2001 (2001)–2004 (2004)
Members
  • Buddy Blair
  • Keith Dutton
  • Wally Ebsworth
  • Colin "Colroy" Johnson
  • Lendal King
Websitedownriver.com.au/about-down-river/

The Wilcannia Mob or Barkandji Boys were a hip-hop musical group of five Indigenous Australians from Wilcannia, New South Wales. The group formed in 2001, aged from nine to fourteen, with Buddy Blair, Keith Dutton, Wally Ebsworth, Colin "Colroy" Johnson and Lendal King. Their debut single, "Down River", was issued in 2002 and received high rotation on national youth radio, Triple J – it was listed at No. 51 on their Hottest 100 for that year. It won a Deadly award for Single Release of the Year, in 2003.