Australian Politics Forum - Archie Roach RIP

Brian Ross Gold Member Online Representative of me Posts: 41207	Archie Roach RIP Jul 30^th, 2022 at 10:27pm Archie Roach, Aboriginal musician, songwriter and artist, dead at 66 after 'a remarkable life'
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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 5999 Victoria Gender:	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #1 - Jul 30^th, 2022 at 10:49pm A genuinely nice bloke, and a talent silenced too early. RIP.
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Brian Ross Gold Member Online Representative of me Posts: 41207	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #2 - Jul 30^th, 2022 at 10:55pm Archie Roach, pioneering Indigenous singer behind Took The Children Away, offered message of hope and solidarity
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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9403 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #3 - Jul 30^th, 2022 at 11:32pm RIP Archie Roach.
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 84069 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #4 - Jul 30^th, 2022 at 11:36pm Adios Archie - hasta la vista.... we'll miss you. Lot of this going around...
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29376 Gender:	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #5 - Jul 31^st, 2022 at 9:32am RIP Archie Roach
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Brian Ross Gold Member Online Representative of me Posts: 41207	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #6 - Jul 31^st, 2022 at 3:01pm Archie Roach remembered as a truth-teller and activist who gave voice to many
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 24756 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #7 - Jul 31^st, 2022 at 5:53pm Listening to his songs, right now.
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29376 Gender:	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #8 - Jul 31^st, 2022 at 6:52pm Brian Ross wrote on Jul 31^st, 2022 at 3:01pm: Archie Roach remembered as a truth-teller and activist who gave voice to many Only thing is it wasn't just the little Aboriginal children that got taken away.
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Re: Archie Roach RIP
Reply #9 - Jul 31^st, 2022 at 7:11pm

Gnads wrote on Jul 31^st, 2022 at 6:52pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jul 31^st, 2022 at 3:01pm:

Archie Roach remembered as a truth-teller and activist who gave voice to many Cry

Only thing is it wasn't just the little Aboriginal children that got taken away.

https://theconversation.com/re-writing-australias-history-of-forced-adoption-514...

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Re: Archie Roach RIP
Reply #10 - Jul 31^st, 2022 at 7:20pm

Wonderful human being.
Awesome life story.
He will continue to live in our memory through his music.

"Roach's wife and musical partner, Ruby Hunter, died on 17 February 2010 aged 54. On 14 October 2010, Roach suffered a stroke while working in the Kimberley region. After recuperating, he returned to live performance in April 2011. He also survived lung cancer, due to early diagnosis in 2011 and major surgery. He was regarded as a senior elder of his peoples.

Roach died on 30 July 2022 at Warrnambool Base Hospital after a long illness. His sons, Amos and Eban, have given permission for his name and image to continue to be used "so that his legacy will continue to inspire". Tributes were paid to his memory by prominent names in arts, politics and sport including Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews, and musicians including Emma Donovan, Briggs, John Schumann, Alice Skye, Emily Wurramara, Paul Kelly, Billy Bragg, Mark Seymour, Midnight Oil and Shane Howard."

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 136837 Gender:	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #11 - Jul 31^st, 2022 at 7:35pm RIP Archie. (and cods)
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Brian Ross Gold Member Online Representative of me Posts: 41207	Re: Archie Roach RIP Reply #12 - Aug 1^st, 2022 at 11:58am In the days after his death, those touched by Archie Roach open up about the legacy he leaves behind
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Re: Archie Roach RIP
Reply #13 - Aug 3^rd, 2022 at 5:26pm

Conversations, 2019.

Widely admired for his powerful lyrics and the grace of his pin-drop performances, Archie has overcome blow after blow throughout his life. He was just two years old when he was taken from his Aboriginal mother and given to the Cox family to raise. His foster family brought him up with love, in a house filled with music. But when he discovered the truth about his birth family, Archie's world shattered.

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/archie-roach-spirit-song/139...

Well worth hearing.

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