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Beds are Burning music video

Declan Kelly officially launches the music video for Dieseln’Dub’s reggae-dub version of the monster Midnight Oil hit Beds are Burning. Featuring Frank Yamma and Pat Powell on vocals, Beds are Burning is the second single to be released from Kelly’s recently launched album Diesel n’Dub, a stunning compilation of Midnight Oil hits reinvented in the dub-reggae style.

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13 Mar 2015 Posted by Diaspora Music in Diesel n'Dub News no comments

Eastcoast CD Launch

After their now legendary live debut at Australia’s premiere Indigenous event Garma Gathering last month, peaking with a performance on ABC Q&A program broadcast live across the country, Declan Kelly’s massive Diesel n’Dub juggernaut hits the road to launch the just released CD. With the assistance of a Presentation and Promotion grant awarded by the Australia Council for the Arts Kelly takes the live show along the East Coast in October/November.

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13 Mar 2015 Posted by Diaspora Music in Diesel n'Dub News no comments

Art & Album launched!

After a stunning live debut at Garma Gathering, peaking with a performance on ABC Q&A program, the full Diesel n’Dub album was released on 5th September by Diaspora Music in recognition of National Indigenous Literacy Day. It’s been a dream run for Declan, a highly respected Sydney musician and producer who hatched the idea a couple of years ago of reinventing some of Australia’s most powerful protest songs into dub-reggae anthems.

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15 Sep 2014 Posted by Diaspora Music in Diesel n'Dub News no comments

Australia Council for the Arts

In huge news just in, the Diesel n’Dub project has been successful in obtaining a grant for the Presentation and Promotion of the new album by the Australia Council for the Arts. Diesel n’Dub join a field of artists in the Performance and Touring Categories to present the project live on tour.

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15 Sep 2014 Posted by Diaspora Music in Diesel n'Dub News no comments

Second single “Beds are Burning” launched!

Declan Kelly launches the second Diesel n’Dub single, Midnight Oil’s hit Beds are Burning reinvented as a dub-reggae anthem featuring Frank Yamma and Patou Powell on vocals, and mixed by legendary dub master Mad Professor. Arguably one of the most highly celebrated political songs of all time, Beds are Burning was written by Midnight Oil in response to the land rights battle fought by the Pintupi people of the Gibson Desert region.

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24 May 2014 Posted by Diaspora Music in Diesel n'Dub News no comments

“The Dead Heart” music video is now screening on our channel…

We’re super stoked to kick off the Diesel n’Dub project with “The Dead Heart” music video, now screening on the Diesel n’Dub youtube channel. The clip pays homage to the deep sentiments of the song with visual references to the original video and the addition of two stunning art works contributed generously by distinguished artist Adam Hill, specially animated with his permission for the video. Check it out here!

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06 Nov 2013 Posted by admindiesel in Diesel n'Dub News no comments

Declan Kelly launches the Diesel n’Dub project!

Iconic Australian hit The Dead Heart launches Diesel n’Dub in aid of raising awareness and funds for Indigenous literacy across the country. Featuring Emma Donovan’s powerful and soaring vocals, the track got the reggae-dub treatment by legendary Mad Professor (Neil Fraser) at his Ariwa Studios, London. For both Kelly and Mad Professor, Donovan’s spine-tingling and heartfelt rendition of this classic song, first released by Midnight Oil on their Diesel and Dust album in 1986, was the standout choice with which to launch the project.

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05 Nov 2013 Posted by admindiesel in Diesel n'Dub News no comments