CAAMA Music
The Heart of Australian Aboriginal Music
Caama recently worked in partnership with Batchelor Institute to host the Batchelor Media students for a 2-week practical training block in multi camera use and live streaming. During this time CAAMA staff worked with Batchelor Institute staff to support training in studio lighting setup and operation, sound mixing and operating multiple cameras at once to...
Despite being over 30 years old, The Ulpanyali Band self-titled album continues to be a favourite for many people and due to popular demand, CAAMA has re-released the album in August 2022. We are very excited to reignite the Ulpanyali flame and it has been great catching up with lead singer Brian Clyne and finding...
The new album, Colours, from Jessica Wishart is out now on streaming platforms. Colours was recorded by country music legend, Kevin Bennett. The first single was released independently in 2020 before signing with CAAMA Music to release the second single, That’s What Love Is, and now the album. Jessica Wishart is a proud Bidjara woman,...
Launching this Sunday, the 26th of September at the Alice Springs Desert Festival is the debut album from Eastern Arrernte Band – Reggae Dancer. This album features the hit single Prison Cell released earlier this month, a powerful song which raises awareness of the high incarceration rates of Australian Aboriginal men in the Northern Territory....
Today we celebrate the single release from Eastern Arrernte Band, Prison Cell, with video on the CAAMA Music Label. Prison Cell, written by lead singer Wesley Oliver highlights the reality of life in prison for many Aboriginal Australian men while making commentary about the over-representation of Aboriginal men in the prison system. Eastern Arrernte Band...
Today we celebrate the new single from Jessica Wishart, That’s What Love Is, with video. That’s What Love Is, is the second single off the upcoming album Colours to be released through the CAAMA Music label. The song was a co-write between Nancy Bates and some inspirational women at the Adelaide Women’s Prison. This is...
CAAMA are celebrating 40 years with the release of a limited edition of a 4CD pack featuring carefully remastered tracks from CAAMA artists over the 40 year history. These 4 CD’s represent the four decades of CAAMA recordings, each carefully remastered in this limited edition print run of only 200 copies. These 40 songs scratch the surface of CAAMA’s history. CAAMA continues to support Aboriginal artists with recording and publishing in Central Australia, from hip-hop to desert reggae. Get your copy of this limited edition pressing here. CAAMA thanks everyone past and present who has worked on these albums, whether......
Today we celebrate the release of Karnage N Darknis’ single My People with video. My People is the second single from Karnage N Darknis’ upcoming album released soon via CAAMA Music. Karnage N Darknis are a hip-hop duo from Alice Springs who have been writing and performing since 2008. Karnage (Tristrum Watkins) is a Western...
CAAMA announces their Hip Hop Artist Development Project with Jimblah! CAAMA is calling out for applications from emerging Aboriginal hip hop artists in Central Australia to apply for this amazing opportunity. The project starts on the 10th of May and runs till the 4th of June and will see up to two emerging artists spending up to four weeks in the CAAMA Studios working with renowned hip hop artist and producer Jimblah. The project will result in a recorded outcome and publishing agreement with CAAMA Music. Applications open now and close on the 28th March....
CAAMA Music is excited to announce the release of Kirra Voller's debut EP, 'Unapologetically Me;' "The EP, titled 'Unapologetically Me;' is exactly what she says it is - a body of work that covers her strengths and vulnerabilities as an artist; as a woman - a strong Blak woman; as a Mother and as a human who has been through multiple lifetimes of struggle and joy. Her voice is warm and earthy, strong and at times subtle. While you can tell her influences are broad, this small snapshot of what she’s capable of leads me to think that her most powerful......
