Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu (Together We are Strong)
2013 ARIA-nominated Shellie’s new release Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu [Together We Are Strong] is a career highlight and is said to be her most important work to date.
As the first album by an Indigenous contemporary female singer/songwriter sung entirely in Indigenous languages of the Gulf Country, listeners will find that it has the same emotional connective qualities as that of Gurrumul.
Working with family members from her grandmother’s country in Borroloola Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu [Together We Are Strong] musically merges Shellie’s contemporary vocals with that of her ancient ancestors.
The Borroloola Songwomen’s otherworldly vocals with Shellie’s opera-trained voice combine to create a naturally expressionistic beautiful album of work.
This album can be perceived as the ‘female’ side of The Song Peoples Sessions; a project conceived by Patrick McCloskey.
Produced with Barkly Regional Arts in Tennant Creek, the ‘Sessions’ were also responsible for the creation of the highly acclaimed and 2012 ARIA nominated Winanjjara by Warren H Willliams & The Warumungu Songmen.
As the first album by an Indigenous contemporary female singer/songwriter sung entirely in Indigenous languages of the Gulf Country, listeners will find that it has the same emotional connective qualities as that of Gurrumul.
Working with family members from her grandmother’s country in Borroloola Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu [Together We Are Strong] musically merges Shellie’s contemporary vocals with that of her ancient ancestors.
The Borroloola Songwomen’s otherworldly vocals with Shellie’s opera-trained voice combine to create a naturally expressionistic beautiful album of work.
This album can be perceived as the ‘female’ side of The Song Peoples Sessions; a project conceived by Patrick McCloskey.
Produced with Barkly Regional Arts in Tennant Creek, the ‘Sessions’ were also responsible for the creation of the highly acclaimed and 2012 ARIA nominated Winanjjara by Warren H Willliams & The Warumungu Songmen.
Career Highlights
Doctor of Music (honoris causa) - University of Sydney
Ambassador Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre
Ambassador Adopt Change
NAIDOC Artist of the Year
Northern Territory Australian of the Year
Boomerang Concert - Commonwealth Games, Glasgow; WOMAD NZ; Homeground SOH
Prison Songs film
MIDEM, France
Showcase Scotland
NIMA Song of the Year
NIMA
Deadly Award - Cultural Advancement
Mamiaith– Mother Tongue, The Black Arm Band and 9Bach, BT River of Music, 2012 Cultural Olympiad,
London
Shellie’s Story, solo national tour
Deadly Awards, Sydney Opera House, with the Borroloola Songwomen
Notes from the Hard Road and Beyond, The Black Arm Band, Melbourne International Arts Festival
Cultural Olympiad, Winter Olympics, Vancouver
Seven Songs to Leave Behind, The Black Arm Band, Melbourne International Arts Festival
WOMADelaide
The Black Arm Band, WOMAD UK
‘Swept Away’ with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Ambassador Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre
Ambassador Adopt Change
NAIDOC Artist of the Year
Northern Territory Australian of the Year
Boomerang Concert - Commonwealth Games, Glasgow; WOMAD NZ; Homeground SOH
Prison Songs film
MIDEM, France
Showcase Scotland
NIMA Song of the Year
NIMA
Deadly Award - Cultural Advancement
Mamiaith– Mother Tongue, The Black Arm Band and 9Bach, BT River of Music, 2012 Cultural Olympiad,
London
Shellie’s Story, solo national tour
Deadly Awards, Sydney Opera House, with the Borroloola Songwomen
Notes from the Hard Road and Beyond, The Black Arm Band, Melbourne International Arts Festival
Cultural Olympiad, Winter Olympics, Vancouver
Seven Songs to Leave Behind, The Black Arm Band, Melbourne International Arts Festival
WOMADelaide
The Black Arm Band, WOMAD UK
‘Swept Away’ with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Discography
2021 - Dharuk Gurtha
2019 - Footsteps
2014 - Prison Songs
2013 - Murru
2012 - Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu – Together We Are Strong - Shellie Morris and the Borroloola Songwomen
2007 - Waiting Road
2000 - Shellie Morris
Plus... Shellie features on Black Arm Band compilations and various podcasts.
2019 - Footsteps
2014 - Prison Songs
2013 - Murru
2012 - Ngambala Wiji li-Wunungu – Together We Are Strong - Shellie Morris and the Borroloola Songwomen
2007 - Waiting Road
2000 - Shellie Morris
Plus... Shellie features on Black Arm Band compilations and various podcasts.
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But if you have the desire to have this piece of art in your hands, enjoy reading the journey of the acclaimed album, be introduced to the landscape and the incredible collaborators that came together for this project, buy the album from us and we will package it and send it to you the old fashion way, delivering it right to your door! |
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