Tjintu Desert Band

Tjintu Desert Band
Also known as Sunshine Reggae Band
Origin Indulkana, South Australia
Genres desert reggae[1]
Years active 2002-
Labels CAAMA
Members Jeffrey Zimran
Joseph Zimran
Terry Marshall
Kieran Multa
Aaron Sharpe
Past members Gregory Marshall
Shane Eggley

Tjintu Desert Band is a Central Australian Indigenous band from Ikuntji, a small community 230 kilometres west of Alice Springs. Previously known as Sunshine Reggae or Sunshine Reggae Band they changed their name to include the Luritja word for "sunshine". They sing in a mixture of Luritja and English.[2][3]

Discography

Sunshine Reggae

Tjintu Desert Band

References

  1. Whitfield, Rod, "Tjintu Desert Band", Beat
  2. Schwartz, Larry (6 November 2014), "Tjintu Desert Band to play at Australasian Worldwide Music Expo", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Fry, Douglas (12 July 2013), "Desert sons set to rock the city", Canberra Times
  4. Jones, Martin, "Tjintu Desert Band – Tjamuku Ngurra", Rhythms
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