Blue King Brown
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Blue King Brown are an Australian urban roots ensemble formed in 2003 in
.History
Blue King Brown were formed by Nattali Rize (lead vocals, lead guitar, co-songwriter) and Carlo Santone (bass guitar, co-songwriter) in
As multi instrumentalists, they'd performed as percussionists on the streets for years, including with percussion group Skin featuring Greg Sheehan.To complete the line up of Blue King Brown, the duo moved to Melbourne and recruited Julian Goyma (drums), Latin percussionist Salvador Persico, Sam Cope (keyboards), Cesar Rodrigues (lead guitar) with Javier Fredes regularly performing as a second percussionist. Rize recalled their sound, "When it was me and Carlo it was just drums, very rhythmic, very percussive and that's what we love. We really brought a lot of that into Blue King Brown, which is why we feature two percussionists on the front line." The ensemble's line up has varied from a five-piece to an eleven-piece, and now features The Black Sistaz from West Papua on Backing Vocals.
The beats driven collaboration formed connections in the Australian roots scene guesting on percussion for
Blue King Brown's track, "Water", appeared on their six-track debut self-titled extended play in September 2005, and was added in high rotation on national youth radio,
Blue King Brown issued their debut album, Stand Up, in October 2006 through their own label, Roots Level Records; in Japan it appeared on Village Again/Sideout with a bonus track.[7][8] It was recorded at Big Jesus Burger Studios, Sydney with Rize and Santone co-producing; all the tracks were written by Rize including six co-written with Santone.[7] A Triple J reviewer described the group, "With their rootsy reggae and funk, they're currently packing out venues and are faves on the festival circuit."[9] Stand Up was nominated for the J Award of 2006[10] and their track, "Come and Check Your Head", was listed at No. 100 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006.[11] In 2006, aside from performing at the Woodford Folk, East Coast International Blues & Roots Music and West Coast Blues & Roots Festivals, they also performed in Fiji and Japan.[9] By 2008 Goyma had been replaced on drums by Peter Wilkins.[12]
Their second album, Worldwize part 1 – North & South, was released in August 2010, which peaked at No. 44 on the
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 it was nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album.
Their third album, Born Free (November 2014) had been partially recorded in Kingston's Tuff Gong Studios.[14] AllMusic's Steve Leggett opined that it "finds the band in full passionate flight, delivering contemporary reggae that sounds urgent, necessary, and vital" with the group "quickly becoming a force on the international jam band urban roots scene, mixing reggae with Afro-beat and Latin rhythms and layering them beneath lyrics that cry out for positive social change."[14]
In January 2015 Blue King Brown toured Australia to promote Born Free with the line up of Cope, Fredes, Persico, Rize, Rodriques, Lea and Petra, and Santone.[15] Bobby Goudie of The Clothesline caught their performance at The Gov, "They get their audience grooving and absorbed with their up-beat tunes and messages of hope, peace and standing up to oppression around the world... [and are] a skilled, experienced band that has been spreading their ideas and conscious music for over 10 years. Enjoyment is not solely based on how many of the songs you recognise or can sing along to. They are an incredibly accessible live band to people who don’t know their music as it evokes so much hopeful energy and cool grooves."[15]
Members
- Nattali Rize – vocals, guitar, percussion (2003–present)
- Carlo Santone – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals (2003–present)
- Salvador Persico – percussion, timbales (2005–present)
- Julian Goyma – drums (2005–preset)[3]
- Sam Cope – keyboards, piano, organ, synthesiser (2005–present)[16]
- Cesar Rodrigues – guitar (2005–present)
- Javier Fredes – percussion, congas (2005–present)
- Damien Lines – synthesiser
- Lea Rumwaropen – backing vocals (2013–present)[17]
- Petra Rumwaropen – backing vocals (2013–present)[17]
Discography
Studio albums
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Stand Up |
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Worldwize Part 1 North & South |
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Born Free |
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Extended plays
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Awards and nominations
AIR Awards
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2006[19] | Blue King Brown | Best Performing Independent Single / EP | Won |
themselves | Most Outstanding New Talent | Nominated | |
2007[20][21] | Blue King Brown | Best Performing Independent Album | Nominated |
Best Independent Blues and Roots Album | Nominated | ||
2011 | Worldwize (Part 1, The North and South) | Best Independent Blues and Roots Album | Nominated |
APRA Awards
The
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | "All Nations" (Natalie Pa'apa’'a & Carlo Santone) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | [23] |
ARIA Music Awards
The
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | Worldwize Part 1 North & South | Best Blues & Roots Album | Nominated |
J Award
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2006 | Stand Up | Australian Album of the Year | Nominated |
References
- (ABC). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- Pa'apa'a, Natalie; Santone, Carlo (24 September 2003). "Blue King Brown". Blue King Brown Official Website. Archived from the originalon 10 October 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Dawson, Peter (1 January 2007). "Blue King Brown". Diaspora Worldbeat. Diaspora Media. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b Gibson, Jano (17 May 2007). "Aussie band gets worldwide publicity for $200 – Music – Entertainment". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Awards History: 2006 – The Blackett Hotel, Sydney". Australian Independent Record Label Association Ltd (AIR).
- ^ Soer, Jerry (18 September 2006). "Blue King Brown". Who the Bloody Hell Are They?. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b Stand Up (booklet). Sydney: Roots Level Records. October 2006. bkb 001.
- ^ Stand Up (booklet). Japan: Village Again Records. October 2006. VAAA-0001.
- ^ a b "Stand Up: Triple J Music Reviews". Triple J. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Triple J Award – Nominated Albums: Stand Up Blue King Brown". Triple J. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Triple J Hottest 100 list
- ^ "Blue King Brown". Musicoz. 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ The AU Review. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve. "Born Free – Blue King Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b Goudie, Bobby (18 January 2015). "Blue King Brown Spread the Word of Peace and Freedom with Their Unique Sound and Infectious Stage Presence – Live Review". The Clothesline. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Sam Cope | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b Cashmere, Paul (3 May 2013). "Blue King Brown Expand with Two New Members". Noise11. Paul. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ 'Blue King Brown – Worldwize Part 1 – North & South Archived 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 13 September 2010.
- ^ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "2007 Jagermeister AIR Awards Nominees Revealed". inthemix. 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society(AMCOS). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "APRA's Shortlist Of The Top Aussie Songs Of 2014 Is Hereng of the Year!". Music Feeds. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Blue King Brown discography at MusicBrainz
- Blue King Brown at Australian Music Online