Bob Randall
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Bob Randall, is a member of the Stolen Generations and former Indigenous Person of the Year. He is credited with bringing to light the issue of forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families, in 1970. His song, "My Brown Skin Baby They Take Him Away," written at the time, is described as an "anthem" for the Stolen Generations.
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[edit] Biography
He spent some time on Elcho Island and other places in the Northern Territory. At age seven, Bob was removed from his family in the vicinity of Uluru and taken to Alice Springs.[1]
Later he created the first Aboriginal Centre at the University of Wollongong, south of Sydney. He then moved to the Australian National University in Canberra to create a similar Centre called the Jabal Centre at the ANU in Canberra.
He has returned to Central Australia. He is a member of the Luritja Tribe from the Western End of the MacDonald Ranges.
In 2006, Bob's life became the subject of the documentary Kanyini.
[edit] Discography
Albums
Compilations
- Desert Songs 1 (1982) - CAAMA
- First Australians: Songs by Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders (1978) - Aboriginal Artists Agency
- Rebel Voices From Black Australia (1990) - Imparja
- Ted Egan Presents the Aboriginals (1987) - EMI
[edit] Books
- Randall, Bob. Songman : the story of an Aboriginal elder of Uluru. ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ISBN 0733312624.
- Randall, Bob. Tracker Tjugingji. IAD Press. ISBN 1864650303.
- Randall, Bob; Susan Haworth. Stories from country : my pony Hooky and other tales. ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ISBN 9780733320477.
- Randall, Bob; Melanie Hogan. Nyuntu ninti : (what you should know). ABC Books. ISBN 9780733320491.
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