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Djolpa McKenzie
Djolpa is an un-burra man from Western Arnhem Land and his music career began at the age of 13. His elder brother taught him to play on an acoustic guitar with only three strings. Djolpa began touring with his elder brothers in the Letter Stick band playing the rhythm guitar. He created and fronted Wild Water for the past 15 years as singer, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist. His haunting vocals are sung in both English and Burrara language. Djolpa’s songs are about his life, his country, and strongly reflect who he is as an Indigenous person living between two worlds. After nearly 15 years of touring he returned home to Maningrida where he is the VET music teacher at Maningrida Community Education Centre, passing on his knowledge and music wisdom to the younger generations, continuing the mentoring role from his brothers.
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