Letterstick Band

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Letterstick Band


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Origin = Maningrida, Australia
Genre = Reggae, Rock
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Label = CAAMA
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Current_members = Colin Maxwell
David Maxwell
Terence Wilson
Tim Wilson
Roly Milak
Mark Mirikul
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Letterstick Band are a band from Northeast Arnhem Land in Australia. The members are from the An-Barra Clan on the coast near Maningrida. They are named after the wooden tools on which messages are carved to communicate between places. They play a mixture of reggae and rock that has been called saltwater rock. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/09/1065676097535.html Sydney Morning Herald] Solid rock]

Letterstick Band won a Deadly for Band of the Year in 2001. They are the subjects of the documentary "Diyama - Soundtracks of Maningrida". [ [http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=DIYANA Australian Film Commision] Diyama - Soundtracks of Maningrida]

Discography

Albums
* An-Barra Clan (1998) - CAAMA
* Diyama (2003) - CAAMA

References