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Explore powerful stories at the intersection of history, culture, and music—from Aboriginal cricket pioneers and war heroes to legendary albums by Hendrix, Miles Davis, and Gurrumul. This blog dives deep into First Nations resilience, iconic protest music, and untold truths that shaped Australia and the world. Engaging, thoughtful, and unapologetically real—where powerful voices from the past meet today's social conversation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this page contains images and names of deceased persons.
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Frank Yamma’s Tjukurpa: The Story (2020)
Frank Yamma’s Tjukurpa: The Story (2020) is not just an album — it feels like an oral history set to music, a living document that...
Groote Broadcasting
Sep 13, 20252 min read
Pearl Mary (Gambanyi) Gibbs: A Voice That Couldn’t Be Silenced.
Pearl Mary Gibbs (1901–1983), known affectionately as Gambanyi, was one of the most influential Aboriginal activists of the 20th century....
Groote Broadcasting
Sep 8, 20252 min read
Shellie Morris – Ngambala Wiji Li-Wunungu: The Song People’s Session (2013).
Some albums document culture. Others embody it. Shellie Morris’s Ngambala Wiji Li-Wunungu: The Song People’s Session does both with...
Groote Broadcasting
Sep 6, 20252 min read
The Tamil Tigers: A Relentless Struggle Born from Persecution.
For more than a quarter-century, Sri Lanka’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)—better known as the Tamil Tigers—waged one of the...
Groote Broadcasting
Sep 1, 20252 min read
Curtis Mayfield – Superfly (1972)
When Superfly hit the streets in 1972, it didn’t just soundtrack a film—it rewrote the rules for what a soundtrack could be. Curtis...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 30, 20252 min read
On This Day, 1963: A Turning Point in America’s Struggle for Justice.
On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people converged on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in one of the largest demonstrations...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 28, 20252 min read
Haiti on the Brink: How Armed Gangs Seized Control of a Nation in Crisis.
The streets of Port-au-Prince tell a story that Haiti’s embattled government can no longer deny: entire neighborhoods are now ruled not...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 25, 20252 min read
Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can (2009)
Some albums announce a new talent. 'Get Out While You Can' didn’t just announce Dan Sultan—it kicked the door off its hinges and left the...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 23, 20252 min read
Russia and Ukraine: A Long Struggle Over Borders and Identity.
Few borders in Europe carry more history — or more pain — than the one separating Russia and Ukraine. It is a line redrawn time and again...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 22, 20252 min read
Coloured Stone – Koonibba Rock (1985).
When Koonibba Rock landed in 1985, it didn’t just introduce Coloured Stone to the world—it carved out a new, unapologetically Aboriginal...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 20, 20252 min read
Din Din: The Living Spirit of Barron Falls.
High in the lush rainforest of Far North Queensland, the thunder of cascading water echoes through an ancient landscape. Known to most as...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 18, 20252 min read
Kev Carmody – Pillars of Society (1988).
Kev Carmody didn’t just arrive with Pillars of Society—he kicked down the saloon doors of Australian music and threw a hard glare at the...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 11, 20252 min read
The Israel–Palestine Conflict: A Century of Dispossession, Nationalism, and Struggle.
The roots of the Israel–Palestine conflict lie in the overlapping national movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries — Zionism...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 11, 20253 min read
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Emily Wurramara – Nara [2024]
“Nara”, named for the Anindilyakwa word meaning “nothing,” stands as Emily Wurramara’s cinematic second studio album—one forged from...
Groote Broadcasting
Aug 2, 20252 min read
Blak History Month🎙 Wire MC: Voice of the Street, Fire of the Mob.Closing out Blak History Month with a pioneer and a legacy in motion.
In the early 2000s, long before Blak hip-hop found its way into festival headliners and mainstream playlists, Wire MC was already on the...
Groote Broadcasting
Jul 30, 20252 min read
Blak History Month🎙 Neville Bonner: A Trailblazer in the Halls of Power.
Neville Bonner was a man of quiet dignity and immense courage who made history simply by stepping into rooms where no Aboriginal person...
Groote Broadcasting
Jul 28, 20252 min read
Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace (1972)
When Amazing Grace dropped in 1972, the Queen of Soul didn’t just return to her gospel roots—she burned the whole tree down and rebuilt...
Groote Broadcasting
Jul 26, 20252 min read
Blak History Month🎙William Cooper: A Voice for Justice in a Country That Refused to Listen.
William Cooper was a man far ahead of his time — a quiet revolutionary whose determination helped lay the foundation for the modern...
Groote Broadcasting
Jul 25, 20252 min read
Blak History Month🎙Deaths in Custody and the 1991 Royal Commission: A National Shame Exposed.
By the late 1980s, the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people dying in police and prison custody had become too alarming...
Groote Broadcasting
Jul 23, 20251 min read
Blak History Month🎙Indigenous Astronomy: Reading the Stars, Guiding the Land.
Long before Western telescopes scanned the skies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were already master astronomers — reading...
Groote Broadcasting
Jul 21, 20251 min read
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