Wi3W – Ep. 19 – Jungaji Troy Brady speaks with Greg Dodge




Walk in 3 Worlds Podcast show

Summary: <br> Western Gugu Yalanji and Birri Gubba songman, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jungaji-262915857239060/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.facebook.com/Jungaji-262915857239060/">Jungaji Troy Brady</a>, has been performing in various bands around the world for the past three decades.<br> <br> <br> <br> Greg Dodge first met Troy (now called Jungaji) in 1995, when he was a vocalist with the hit group 'Aim for More', as a teenager. Greg was one of his early mentors and their lives have been intertwined ever since. <br> <br> <br> <br> In 2013, 'Aim for More' reformed for a special performance at Stylin' Up, Australia's largest First Nations Hip Hop festival in his suburb of Inala, Brisbane, to great acclaim and excitement.<br> <br> <br> <br> In between, he has been part of the incredible Banawurun (Running Water) Band, the Black Arm Band and the family group 'Troy n Trevelyn and the Tribe'.<br> <br> <br> <br> Jungaji has forged a reputation based on integrity and alongside this solo career has been delving deep into the language and culture of his ancestral lands.; talking to elders, learning language and creating art both visually and aurally. Hence the name change from Troy to Jungaji, to be aligned with his cultural ways and knowledge.<br> <br> <br> <br> He is the chair of <a href="https://dhadjowa.com.au/" target="_blank" data-type="URL" data-id="https://dhadjowa.com.au/" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Dhadjowi Foundation</a> and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations. He is also involved in mainstream services such as correctional services, providing mentoring, songwriting and story telling opportunities across the country.<br> <br> <br> <br> Jungaji is being booked across Australia, is regularly played on NITV and is sought out for his gifts as a workshop facilitator, actor (on the stage with the award-winning Barbara and the Campdogs at Belvoir Theatre Company) and arts practitioner mentoring youth and adults around healing and cultural ways.<br> <br> <br> <br> He has performed in Los Angeles at the Muse Expo World Music Conference, Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, QMusic Awards, and the National NAIDOC Awards. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> https://youtu.be/824rOY_zBnc<br> <br>