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CAAMA Productions Pty Ltd is the largest Indigenous production house in Australia. We are an experienced film making company located in the centre of Alice Springs with an intimate knowledge of our local Aboriginal people and communities.
Established by the CAAMA Group in 1988, to perform the function of a commercial film and television production house for the newly established Imparja Television, CAAMA Productions is owned and operated by the CAAMA Group and relies on production income.
As a professional film, television and creative facility, CAAMA Productions supports our award winning Indigenous producers, directors, camera crews and editors.
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Laramba School became the hub for musical activity over the two weeks we spent in Anmatjerre country. The doors were opened to teaching middle school kids how to write a song, Sam Chen (Stream 2) joined the CAAMA team to work with these kids and inspired songwriting both the boys and girls classes. Student numbers were strongly bolstered by Will Cheesman’s (Stream 1) truancy wrangling, his morning visits to peoples houses and gentle persuasions towards attending school bumped up numbers and returned many kids that hadn’t been scene by the teachers for a while. Matt Hill (Stream 3) ran a very successful Music industry training program with many dedicated mature age strudents keen to upskill.
photos and words by Matty Day CAAMA team leader
Atitjere community welcomed the Sing It Up program. Will Cheesman joined the team delivering Stream 1 sporting activities with focus on re-engaging and mentoring of at risk youth. Rodney Mitchell worked with the middle school delivering Stream 2 to the boys and girls at Harts Range School. Stream 2 develops literacy skills using songwriting and music craft, the middle school class performed the song they wrote in class at the community concert. Matt Hill from Batchelor Institute instructed many of the communities men in certified music industry training. They learnt how to look after the music gear, set it up properly and get the best sound out of it. The highlight for all involved was when Ben Pope a 70 year old man signed up for the course, the icing on the cake was when he performed his original songs at the community concert.
photos and words by Matty Day - CAAMA team leader.
Day three was breakthrough day for our learning support program. With the excellent encouragement of the staff at Ampilatwatja School we worked with 31 secondary students today on writing lyrics for new songs. The girls’ group have written a verse for their song called
Women are Strong. We started by brainstorming words associated with strength and found ryhming words and synonyms to go with it
The boys’ group are working on a song for the up-coming football season. They have been working on writing lyrics for a song using part of a chord progression that was brought to class by Tarantino. After school some of our most keen instrumentalists had a practical session on guitars and bass with men from the community who gave of their time to support the program. words by Rodney Mitchell photos by Matty Day CAAMA team leader
The LTB comes from Lajamanu, NT which is situated at the top of the Tanami desert.
Teenage Band music is deeply entwined with traditional ways of life, simplistic expressions of Aboriginality, cleverly designed, fusing together traditional and contemporary original compositions. Their musicianship combined with an innovated approach possesses a demonstrative ability and art-form to utilize effectively “Music” the universal language, empowering the band to communicate art and music are essential elements that assist in the maintenance of cultures similarly their evocative approach is indicative to the Australian way of life.
The Teenage Band is so named because their fans are almost exclusively teenagers. No other band in Central Australia commands such a big following of youths, from both bush and towns. No other band in Australia has the particular sound they developed to show their pride in country and Aboriginality.
The songs sing of the echo voices of their ancestors, the harsh but irresistible climate, the big rains and long roads. They talk directly to youth as in Wiyapi Wanti Jalu with a dancey, ska beat but a real; serious message in English and their own Warlpiri language…..don’t drink and drive. Their sound is influencing other young bush bands and it is uniquely Australian with its syncopated feel. How come their sound is so original….we found out they write a lot of their songs while driving dirt tracks with the corrugated bumps which sets up that unrelenting beat…..every song comes to life, jumping from speakers.
The Teenage Band is fresh, fast and furiously fun; singing about the life of young Aboriginals in the outback from the people who know that country the best.
BAND MEMBERS
Alfred Rose - Lead Voxs/Rhythm Guitar
Kenneth Martin - Lead Voxs
Terry Banjo - Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Darren Penn - Bass/Guitar
Manual Herbert - Drums
ALBUMS RELEASED
Dreamtime Hero (available on CD)
Echo Voices (available on Cass)
Vision (available on CD)
Prisoner (available on CD - New)
Live in Katherine (available on CD - New)
Warlpiri Woman (available on CD - New)
Caama Shop are the largest distributor of Aboriginal music in Australia.
Promoting the work of Aboriginal artists, distributing Caama Music recordings and Caama Productions video, and generating economic and cultural benefits for Aboriginal communities.
To find out more about purchasing Caama Music CD’s and Cassettes, and other indigenous arts and crafts visit the Caama website: www.caama.com.au, Phone: (08) 8953 4607, Fax: (08) 89519 718, email: shops@caama.com.au, or
TOLL FREE NUMBER
1800 008 443
For a copy of the Music Catalogue please click on music-cat.
CAAMA got Soul hosted by Matty Day takes you on a music journey through time…..from Blues roots through to Hip Hop the influence of Soul Music can be found…..Matty’s eclectic mix of Funk, Jazz, Ska, Reggae and Hip Hop will please the ears as well as the soul……Saturday’s 4-6pm on CAAMA Radio 8KIN FM.
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Travis Dodd talks to CAAMA Radio about rising from the suburbs of Adelaide to playing overseas, representing Australia with the Socceroos and then returning home to captain Adelaide United in the year they have become the counries most successfull club ever!
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in Sport
on January 27 2009.
