Amunda
Australian rock band
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Amunda are a rock band[1] from Alice Springs formed in 1985.[2][3] The band's name is based on Mbantua, the Arrernte word for meeting place, which is associated with the spring at Heavitree Gap in the MacDonnell Ranges at Alice Springs.[4][5]
Years active1985–present
In 1992 they played at the Adelaide Fringe Festival,[6] in 1995 the Port Fairy Folk Festival[7] and in 1996 the band played at the Adelaide and Sydney legs of the Big Day Out.[8] They have supported bands including Cruel Sea, Weddings Parties Anything, Ed Kuepper and Things of Stone and Wood.[9]
Members
- Paul Ah Chee – vocals/guitar
- Rachel Perkins – vocals
- Stanley Satour – vocals/bass guitar
- Gerry Laughton – vocals/lead guitar
- Nick Guggisberg – vocals/drums
- Daniel Plain – drums/vocals
- Bill Davis – keyboards
- Kusha Homer – backing vocals
- Rhonda Ross – backing vocals
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums (contributing artist)
- Beat the Grog (1988) – CAAMA ("Wonder What". Also includes "Ain't No Use In That" by Paul Ah Chee and "Who's Goin' Wipe Their Tears" by Daniel Plain)
- AIDS: How Could I Know (1989) – CAAMA ("How Could I Know")
- Sing Loud, Play Strong (1990) – CAAMA ("1788")
- From the Bush (1990) – CAAMA ("Alice Don't Grow So Fast")
- From the Bush II (1992) – CAAMA ("Heart Beat")
- Our Home, Our Land (1995) – CAAMA ("Climbing The Mountain")
- 25th Anniversary Compilation (2006) – CAAMA ("Climbing The Mountain")