Brothablack

"Shannon Williams" redirects here. For the British-born South Korean singer, see Shannon (British singer).

Shannon Narrun Williams, known as Brothablack, is a Sydney-based Indigenous Hip Hop performer.

Brothablack was a founding member of Deadly Award-winning group South West Syndicate.[1] He has since gone solo and has worked as an MC for The National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge,[2] performed at the Big Day Out,[3] and released a solo album More Than A Feeling, an album which is trying to give "non-Indigenous people a good look into an Indigenous males life".[4] In 2007 he teamed up with Hilltop Hoods to create a song for a campaign by reconcile.org.au highlighting indigenous mortality rates.[5]

He has received extensive airplay on Triple J[6] including performing a set for Live at the Wireless, broadcast on 9 July 2007.[7]

From series 1 to 3, he co-host Move it Mob Style with Naomi Wenitong.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Vibe Deadly Vibe Issue 67 Archived 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Vibe 3on3 Brothablack Archived 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ 3dworld Big Day Out 2008 - Final Acts Announced
  4. ↑ Vibe Growing Pains - Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Archived 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Daily Telegraph, 30 August 2007, "'Cause we should all get vocal" by Kathy McCabe
  6. ↑ Brothablack @ J Play
  7. ↑ Triple J Live Music Archive: sorted by B

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