South West Syndicate
South West Syndicate | |
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| Also known as | SWS |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Australian Hip-hop |
| Years active | 1992–2003 |
| Past members | Munkimuk, Brothablack,Nasri Basal(Big Naz), Darren Stacey (Dax), Les Daniel,Nadeena Dixon, Terrance Murphy, Kider, Ebony Williams, Mohammed Abdullah, Danielle Tuwai, Phillip Pelia, Safwan Barbour, Fadi Chami |
South West Syndicate were an Australian hip-hop collective from Sydney. They started performing in 1992.[1] and have been made up of Aboriginal, Lebanese-Australian, Pacific Islander, Croatian, German and Anglo hip hop artists.[2] Core members include Munkimuk, Brothablack, Nasri Basal (Big Naz), Darren Stacey (Dax) with additional members Nadeena Dixon, Terrance Murphy,Kider, Ebony Williams, Mohammed Abdullah, Phil Pelia, Safwan Barbour and Fadi Chami.[3][4][5]
South West Syndicate won a Deadly in 2003 for Most Promising New Talent in Music.[6]
South West Syndicate have played at many events including Survival, Sydney Writers' Festival, NAIDOC Week, Arafura Games, Bankstown Festival, Bankstown Carnivale, Newtown Festival, Rock Against Racism, Asia-Pacific Conference, Youth Week, Corroboree 2000, Mascon Festival, Barunga Festival and Pacific Wave Festival
References
- ^ Local Noise Munkimuk - interview
- ^ Local Noise Aboriginal Hip-hop: a modern day corroboree
- ^ Dunbar-Hall, Peter; Chris Gibson (July 2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places. Contemporary Aboriginal Musc in Australia. University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-86840-622-0.
- ^ Notarpietro-Clarke, Cristina (1 February 2007). "Blackfella beats and new flows". Arena Magazine.
- ^ Vibe South West Syndicate
- ^ Deadlys 2003 winners
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