Musicians
Coloured Stone
- Origin
- Mirning Tribe, Kooniba, South Australia
- Genre/styles
- Country | Reggae | Rock Explore more genres
- About Coloured
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Band members: Jason Scott (lead guitar), Dwayne Lawrie (drums), Russell Pinkie (bass), Ashley Dargen and Bunna Lawrie (founder, singer/songwriter and rhythm guitar).
Coloured Stone is from Koonibba Mission, west of Ceduna in South Australia, and was formed in 1977. Black Boy (1984) and Dancing in the Moonlight (1986) have become "classic contemporary Aboriginal anthems". [1]
Discography
Album formats explained Explain formats
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.
Koonibba Rock
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- Released
- 1984
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
- Notes
Koonibba Rock was named after the sacred rock hole corroboree ground at Koonibba in South Australia, home of the band's leader Bunna Lawrie.
Island of Greed
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- Released
- 1985
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Island of Greed (7")
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- Released
- 1985
- Tracks
- Island of Greed
- Breaking Hearts
Black Rock from the Red Centre
![Coloured Stone - Black Rock from the Red Centre](https://www.creativespirits.info/images/uploads/resources/music/_albumCover/coloured-stone_black-rock-from-the-red-centre.jpg)
- Released
- 1985
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
- Notes
The album contains a compilation of Koonibba Rock & Island of Greed.
Human Love
![Sorry, no image for: Coloured Stone - Human Love](/images/uploads/resources/music/no-picture.jpg)
- Released
- 1986
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Dancing in the Moonlight
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- Released
- 1986
- Tracks
- Dancing in the Moonlight
- Kapi Pulka
Wild Desert Rose
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- Released
- 1988
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Stay Young (7")
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- Released
- 1988
- Tracks
- Stay Young
- Love is for Life
Wild Desert Rose (7")
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- Released
- 1988
- Tracks
- Wild Desert Rose
- Love is for Life
Crazy Mind
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- Released
- 1989
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Inma Juju (Dance Music)
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- Released
- 1991
- Tracks
- Love Is The Medicine (Radio Edit)
- Kapi Pulka (Big Rain)
- Singing In The Rain
- Human Love
- Dancing In The Moonlight
- Don't Drink Don't Drive
- Island Of Greed
- Fire In My Heart
- Afraid of The Dark
- Love Is The Medicine (Dance Mix)
Love is the Medicine
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- Released
- 1991
- Tracks
- Love is the Medicine (Doctor's order mix)
- Love is the Medicine (From Dreamtime to Wonderland mix)
- Dancing in the Moonlight
Barefeet Dancing
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- Released
- 1995
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Songs from the Nullarbor
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- Released
- 1995
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Rhythm of Nature
![Coloured Stone - Rhythm of Nature](https://www.creativespirits.info/images/uploads/resources/music/_albumCover/coloured-stone_rhythm-of-nature.jpg)
- Released
- 1998
- Tracks
- Imagination
- Singing In The Rain
- Black Is Beautiful (Dance Version)
- I Wanna Dance With You
- Red Dustroad
- Don't Forget That I Love You
- Born Aborigine
- Whale Dance Song
- Rhythm Of Nature
- Survival
- Black Is Beautiful (Acoustic Version)
- I Remember You
- Love Grows Stronger
- Sound Of The Whale
- Miss You
- Forgotten Tribe
Australia (7″)
- Released
- July 2000
- Tracks
- Australia
- Australia - Dance Remix
Best Of Coloured Stone
- Released
- 1997
- Tracks
- Chasin' Rainbow
- Wild Desert Rose
- Dancing In The Moonlight
- Waiting For The Tide
- Afraid Of The Dark
- Love Is The Medicine
- How Can I Give You Love
- Crazy Mind
- Human Love
- No More Boomerang
- Black Boy
- Stay Young
- Alice Springs
- Island Of Greed
- Magic Girl
- Breaking Hearts
- Michael William Lawrie
- Kapi Pulka
Black Boy (7")
- Released
- 1984
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Black Boy (feat. Yung Warriors) - Single
- Released
- 1 August 2011
- Tracks
- Black Boy (feat. Yung Warriors)
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