Amunda

Amunda
Amunda
Origin	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Genre	Reggae/Country/Rock
Years active	1985–present
Labels	CAAMA Music; Larrikin; Stunt
Past members	refer Member list

Amunda are a rock band from Alice Springs formed in 1985. The band's name is based on Mbantua, the Arrernte word for meeting place, which is associated with the spring at Heavitree Gap in the MacDonnell Ranges at Alice Springs.

In 1992 they played at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, in 1995 the Port Fairy Folk Festival and in 1996 the band played at the Adelaide and Sydney legs of the Big Day Out. They have supported bands including Cruel Sea, Weddings Parties Anything, Ed Kuepper and Things of Stone and Wood.

Members

Paul Ah Chee – vocals/guitar
Rachel Perkins – vocals
Stanley Satour – vocals/bass guitar
Gerry Laughton – vocals/lead guitar
Nick Guggisberg – vocals/drums
Daniel Plain – drums/vocals
Bill Davis – keyboards
Kusha Homer – backing vocals
Rhonda Ross – backing vocals

Discography

Studio albums

Better Late Than Never (1989) – Amunda
Civilised World (1992) – CAAMA/Larrikin
Pedlar Ave (1995) EP – Stunt

Compilation albums (contributing artist)

Beat the Grog (1988) – CAAMA ("Wonder What". Also includes "Ain't No Use In That" by Paul Ah Chee and "Who's Goin' Wipe Their Tears" by Daniel Plain)
AIDS: How Could I Know (1989) – CAAMA ("How Could I Know")
Sing Loud, Play Strong (1990) – CAAMA ("1788")
From the Bush (1990) – CAAMA ("Alice Don't Grow So Fast")
From the Bush II (1992) – CAAMA ("Heart Beat")
Our Home, Our Land (1995) – CAAMA ("Climbing The Mountain")
25th Anniversary Compilation (2006) – CAAMA ("Climbing The Mountain")

References

↑ "Outback Rockers". Herald Sun. 27 Jan 1996.
↑ Cultural Dissent, Green Left Weekly issue #85 27 January 1993 Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Amunda takes on the 'civilised' world
↑ Warren Bebbington, ed. (1997). The Oxford Companion to Australian Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-553432-0.
↑ "Amunda". Vibe. Archived from the original on 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
↑ Peter Dunbar-Hall, Chris Gibson (2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places :Contemporary Aboringinal Music in Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 0-86840-622-8.
↑ Farrant, Darrin (16 Feb 1993). "From Alice Springs with high hopes". The Age.
↑ "Port Fairy Folk Festival : Acts 1995–1999". Port Fairy Folk Festival. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
↑ "Past Big Day Out Lineups". Big Day Out. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
↑ "Trio in centre of the action". Sunday Herald Sun. 10 Sep 1995.

External links

Cultural Dissent, Green Left Weekly issue #74 7 October 1992 Music from the red heart

[1] "Outback Rockers". Herald Sun. 27 Jan 1996.

[2] Cultural Dissent, Green Left Weekly issue #85 27 January 1993 Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Amunda takes on the 'civilised' world

[oxford-3] Warren Bebbington, ed. (1997). The Oxford Companion to Australian Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-553432-0.

[vibe-4] "Amunda". Vibe. Archived from the original on 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-12-23.

[5] Peter Dunbar-Hall, Chris Gibson (2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places :Contemporary Aboringinal Music in Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 0-86840-622-8.

[6] Farrant, Darrin (16 Feb 1993). "From Alice Springs with high hopes". The Age.

[7] "Port Fairy Folk Festival : Acts 1995–1999". Port Fairy Folk Festival. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24.

[8] "Past Big Day Out Lineups". Big Day Out. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-24.

[9] "Trio in centre of the action". Sunday Herald Sun. 10 Sep 1995.