Musicians

Western Desert Band

Origin
Northern Territory, Australia
Genre/styles
Country
About Western

Western Desert Band sing in Walpiri and English.

Discography

Album formats explained

Album formats

  • 10": 10 inch vinyl records were played at 45 or 33 1/3 rounds per minute (rpm). The former could hold 9, the latter 12 minutes of music per side.
  • 7": 7 inch records (often referred to as 45s) were played at 45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm, with about 4:30 or 6 minutes of music per side.
  • LP: Long play, is a vinyl record played at ​33 1⁄3 rpm with a 12 or 10-inch diameter.
  • EP: Extended play, are vinyl records that allowed two or even three songs on each side.

Western Desert Band

Western Desert Band - Western Desert Band
Released
1991
Tracks
  1. Mission Creek
  2. Stormy Night
  3. Tanami Highway
  4. Don't Drink And Drive
  5. Take Him Back Home
  6. Yuendumu
  7. Home Again
  8. Rains Going To Fall
  9. Nguri Yana (Homeland)
  10. Make Me Young When I'm Old
  11. Jail Bird
  12. Go West (Instrumental)

In Aboriginal

Western Desert Band - In Aboriginal
Released
1998
Tracks
  1. Yuendumu
Notes

The Western Desert Band contributed track 11 to this album.


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Korff, J 2020, Western Desert Band, <https://www.creativespirits.info/resources/music/western-desert-band>, retrieved 29 March 2024

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