The National Songbook, a new digital archive launched by the National Film and Sound Archive and Apra Amcos, has inducted its first ten Australian songs that have shaped the country’s cultural identity. Among the inaugural selections are Yothu Yindi’s “Treaty,” Midnight Oil’s “Beds Are Burning,” and Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman.” A panel of 11 music experts, including broadcasters Richard Kingsmill and Zan Rowe, composer Cornel Wilczek, and musician Mo’Ju, chose the tracks. The archive will continue to expand each year, adding more songs that reflect Australia’s national heritage.
Yothu Yindi’s Treaty, Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are among the first songs to be honoured on new list that will grow every yearWarning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have diedMidnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning, Yothu Yindi’s Treaty and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are among the first 10 Australian songs to be inducted into the National Songbook – a new digital archive that celebrates and preserves songs that have shaped Australia’s national cultural identity.Launched on Wednesday night at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) in Canberra, the songbook is a joint initiative between NFSA and the music rights organisation Apra Amcos. The first 10 songs were selected by a panel of 11 music experts including broadcasters Richard Kingsmill and Zan Rowe, composer Cornel Wilczek and musician Mo’Ju. Continue reading...
