Spin.FX
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Spin.FX is a Central Australia
n Indigenous
band from the community of Papunya, Northern Territory
. They sing in Luritja
and play a mixture of reggae, rock, country and traditional sounds. The bands name is a modified spelling of spinifex
.
Central Australia
Central Australia/Alice Springs Region is one of the five regions in the Northern Territory. The term Central Australia is used to describe an area centred on Alice Springs in Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Centralia; likewise the people of the area are sometimes called Centralians...
n Indigenous
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
band from the community of Papunya, Northern Territory
Papunya, Northern Territory
Papunya is a small Indigenous Australian community of about 299 people roughly 240 km northwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia...
. They sing in Luritja
Luritja
Luritja is a name used to refer to several dialects of the Indigenous Australian Western Desert Language, and thereby also to the people who speak these varieties, and their traditional lands.-Origin and meaning of Luritja:...
and play a mixture of reggae, rock, country and traditional sounds. The bands name is a modified spelling of spinifex
Spinifex
Spinifex may refer to:* Spinifex , a genus of grass which is indigenous to the coastal areas of Australasia and Indonesia* Triodia , a hummock grass of arid Australia, covering twenty percent of the Australian continent ** Spinifex resin* Spinifex people, or Pila Nguru, an Australian...
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Members
- Stanley Roberts - vocals, guitar
- Derek Williams - vocals, rhythm guitar
- Amos Egan - vocals, lead guitar
- Jason Butcher - drums
- Esau Marshall - bass guitar, keyboards
- Abraham Phillipus - bass
- Leslie Pearce - backing vocals
- Malcom Karpa - backing vocals
- Lance McDonald
Discography
- Ulumburruâ (2000) - CAAMA
- Uluparru (2002) - CAAMA
- Warumpinya (2006) - CAAMA