First Sounds Volume 2

Featuring 12 selected artists from Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth to the Torres Strait Islands, Yuendumu to Yirrkala in East Arnhem Land. VOL.2 is a sonic buffet of First Nations music ranging from traditional to modern hip hop, alternative roots, acoustic and contemporary pop. This compilation represents First Peoples contributions to the musical landscape spanning 65,000 years to now.

Nyapillilingu; Spirit Lady is the opening track on VOL.2, fusing traditional song of our ancient heritage with electronic and classical sound worlds. Rrawun Maymuru comes from a long line of Yolngu songmen from Yirrkala, a remote community in North East Arnhem Land.

"I’m very proud to be a part of this album. It helps communicate our culture especially about the clans from my father's and grandfather's side. It was very good to work with Nick Wales who understands the spirit of this song".

VOL.2 is a continuation of the partnership between Community Broadcasting Association of Australia and First Nations Media Australia, delivering more First Nations and Torres Strait Islander music to community radio. VOL.2 will be distributed to over 200 community radio stations on CD and is digitally accessible via Amrap and indigiTUBE platforms.

FIRST SOUNDS VOL.2 TRACKLIST
Nyapillilingu; Spirit Lady Rrawen Maymuru
Lion in My Heart Aimee Hannan
Free David Spry
Blak Woman Maurial Spearim
Yerrabi Murringadi
Go All Out ft Stevie Leigh Jamahl Ryder
Older Then Luke Daniel Peacock
For Your Love Nancy Bates
Unlock The System J-MILLA
Arrived ft Maru S Corowa Mau Power
Breathe Maylene
Pama Yampiya Desert Mulga Band

Submissions for VOL.3 are now open and close June 30.
Head to firstsounds.indigitube.com.au to enter.

Peru is running out of oxygen for COVID-19 patients

Families in Peru are selling their possessions to raise funds for overpriced oxygen tanks as the country is running out of oxygen for COVID-19 patients.
 
Hospitals are suffering from a large toll as a result of underfunded hospitals, corruption, and poor management of the COVID-19 situation. 
 
Defence Minister Walter Martos said Peru ‘needs 173 tons of oxygen per day’, however, the dean of the Medical College of Peru suggested ‘the nation is producing about 20% of that’.
 

Putin declares emergency of state in Siberia after to poisonous fuel leak

President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency in Siberia after severe diesel fuel leak on Friday. 

An estimated 20,000 tonnes of diesel spilt from a power plant storage, facility, in Norilsk which is northeast of Moscow, and contaminated waterways in the surrounding area. 

Booms were laid in the Ambarnaya River to prevent further spread of the leak towards the Arctic Ocean. 
 

Federal government proposes new foreign investment laws

The coalition government has proposed to change foreign investment laws, by designing a new national security test to protect Australia’s assets against foreign investors.
 
The test would be for investors interested in technology, telecommunications and energy companies, and small-scale defence and services firms. 
 
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the design of the investment rules would always be in the nation’s best interest.
 

Sydney man charged for selling fake Versace jackets

A Sydney man has been charged after caught selling counterfeit leather jackets, for hundreds of dollars. 

Ciro Gallo was operating under the guise of being the marketing director of the Italian fashion house Versace and then offering to sell products from the luxury brand for a discounted price. 

Local Liverpool police say the jackets were actually made of sheepskin and PVC and valued at about $50.
 

New Covid-19 Safe Plan allows tourism in Queensland to reopen

Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young has approved the Queensland Tourism and Accommodation Industry COVID Safe Plan, allowing tourism businesses in Queensland to reopen. 
 
Premier Annastacia Palasczuk said the state’s plan for recovery after coronavirus provides clear rules for the tourism industry to follow from now and through to stage three restrictions. 
 
However, large tourism businesses such as theme parks and zoos will have to provide their own COVID-19 safety plans for the State’s approval.
 

Protests for George Floyd and Indigenous Australian community

A protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement is happening today in Brisbane’s CBD.

While the recent death of Georg Floyd in Minneapolis is what sparked the rally, many Australian’s are banding together to address the issue of police brutality toward our indigenous community as well. 

The protest will take place at King George Square this afternoon and similar rallies are also being held across the country in other major capital cities such as Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.   
 

Kcin: Bushmaster

<p><span><span>- When <strong>Nicholas Meredith</strong> released the first of his <em>Sleeplessness &amp; Hopelessness</em> EPs it was described as “overwhelming music for overwhelming times”. The mixture of industrial distortion, intimidating soundscapes, urgent synthwave and a brutal regimen of live drumming certainly fit the bill and, at that time, we had no idea 2019 was just the warm-up round for 2020’s annus horribilis.