Archie Roach, the legendary Indigenous Australian artist whose song “Took the Children Away” was recognized with a Human Rights Medal, died Saturday (July 30) after a long illness. He was 66. The ...

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has announced a tribute to the late, great Archie Roach. One Song: The Music of Archie Roach will take place during NAIDOC Week this July, with performances from Dan ...

“Archie Roach. Big tree down. Weeping in the forest,” wrote musician Paul Kelly on social media on Sunday morning, in tribute to his beloved friend, colleague and collaborator, who died at Warrnambool ...

His song “Took the Children Away,” inspired by his childhood, shook Australians into confronting a grim era when their government tore apart Aboriginal families. By Alex Traub One day in 1970, Archie ...

Indigenous music icon Archie Roach has revisited his Charcoal Lane album, recording new versions of its songs to mark the 30th anniversary of its original release. The album revisits all 10 songs from ...

The death in late July of Archie Roach, aged 66, marks the passing of a much loved and richly talented Australian indigenous singer/songwriter whose gentle and soulful music—drawn from his own harsh ...

Geelong Arts Centre presents Archie Roach - Tell Me Why as part of their 2021 Winter Escape Season.A new work sharing stories and songs from Archie Roachs award-winning memoir and companion album, ...

“It’s a great honour,” Roach, 64, told The Australian. “I’ve collected a couple (of ARIA Awards) through the years, but to be recognised by the Australian recording industry is huge. Certainly, it ...

"I like songs that you can see and smell," Paul Kelly says. "I like songs that seem like little movies." For more than 50 years, Kelly has been the auteur behind some of Australia's most redolent, ...

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One day in 1970, Archie Cox's high school English class in Melbourne, Australia, was interrupted by a voice from the intercom: "Could Archibald William Roach come to the office?" An uncanny feeling ...