Australians reflect on the life of acclaimed singer songwriter Archie Roach
The passing of acclaimed singer songwriter Archie Roach on the weekend has prompted a national outpouring of grief and tributes.
Archie Roach, a Gunditjamarra and Bundjalung elder hailing from Mooroopna in Victoria’s north, was just 66.
His musical legacy is vast: from his debut studio album Charcoal Lane, which included the heartbreaking track “Took the Children Away”, to his career-spanning anthology My Songs, released in March this year.
As Australians reflect on the life of an extraordinary elder and songman, the country is being asked to support a new path forward that would bring Aboriginal Australians into the Constitution.
Roach passed away on Saturday, the same day Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke at the Garma cultural festival in Arnhem Land.
Albanese called on Australians to unite behind his proposed wording to enshrine an Aboriginal Voice to Parliament within the Constitution.
Today on Please Explain, Indigenous affairs journalist and Birpai man, Jack Latimore joins Bianca Hall to discuss Archie Roach’s legacy, and the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
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