It has been 20 years since The Wilcannia Mob released their groundbreaking single about jumping off the bridge and playing some didge. Now, their community wants to see more support for its young people, like the program that helped make the band famous.
abc.net.au/news/wilcannia-mob-20-years-anniversary-youth-support/101773202They were five kids from the remote outback town of Wilcannia in far-west NSW, rapping about their daily lives, swimming, fishing, and playing the didgeridoo.
"It kind of feels like it was only just yesterday like, man, that was me and now look at me — I'm 30 years of age," he said."Where has the time gone? I've got three daughters of my own, a beautiful partner, and I love them for the world."The Wilcannia Mob started at a Shopfront Theatre project hosted by a local drop-in centre, to give vulnerable young people opportunities.
"You hear them all talking fishing and jumping and swimming, which is their culture and their identity within that.It meant a lot to Johnson. "Once they came out, I think a lot of other Indigenous people full stop would … hear it and go 'yo I can relate, yeah that's cool, I can tell my story now, I can do my thing'," he said.Their song was discovered by British rapper M.I.A, which led to a collaboration called Mango Pickle Down River in 2007.Morganics said the band was part of creating hip-hop history in Australia.
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