This Is the Place for a Song
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| This Is the Place for a Song | |
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | May 2005 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 60:06 |
| Label | The Herald and Weekly Times |
This Is the Place for a Song or This Is the Place for a Song: A Melbourne Celebration of World Music is a compilation album by various Australian artists, released in May 2005.[1] It consists of 14 cover versions of Melbourne-associated tracks in different styles,[2] with some in different languages.[3] The album was organised by Paul Stewart and Gil Santos (from the Dili Allstars)[4] and it was created to raise awareness of Melbourne's Immigration Museum and was sponsored by the Victorian Multicultural Commission with a grant of $10,000.[5][6] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2005 it received a nomination for Best World Music Album.[7]