Midnight Oil - The Makarrata Project (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

It's been almost 20 years since Midnight Oil unveiled a new longform release. That wait will finally be over on October 30 when their seven song mini-album, THE MAKARRATA PROJECT collaborators features a wide cross section of prominent First Nations' artists; from Jessica Mauboy, Alice Skye and Tasman Keith through established talents such as Leah Flanagan and Troy Cassar-Daley to revered elders Kev Carmody, Sammy Butcher and Frank Yamma.

"After centuries of struggle for recognition and justice, 2017's Uluru Statement from the Heart called for the establishment of a 'First Nations Voice' enshrined in the Australian Constitution and the establishment of a 'Makarrata Commission' to supervise agreement-making and truth-telling between governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We will donate our share of any proceeds received from this release to organisations which seek to elevate The Uluru Statement from the Heart in particular and Indigenous reconciliation more broadly." (Midnight Oil)

"It's been 250 years since Cook landed, when Aboriginal and Islander peoples' children, land & waters were first taken away. Yet the impacts of the original dispossession are still widely felt. We urgently need to up the ante on Reconciliation generally and follow through on the ground breaking Uluru Statement. These songs are about recognising that our shared history needs settlement, and that more than ever, as the Statement From The Heart proclaims, we need to walk together to create a better future." (Peter Garrett)

TRACKLIST

1. Midnight Oil - First Nation
2. Midnight Oil - Gadigal Land
3. Midnight Oil - Change the Date
4. Midnight Oil - Terror Australia
5. Midnight Oil - Desert Man, Desert Woman
6. Midnight Oil - Wind In My Head (Makarrata Version)
7. Midnight Oil - Uluru Statement from the Heart / Come On Down



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