Songs fro Freedom becomes AOTW on ABC Country & Saturday Night Country

Coinciding with NAIDOC Week, ABC Country will make Songs for Freedom their Album of the Week starting Friday 07/07, and the album will also be AOTW on ABC Radio's Saturday Night Country this Saturday night 08/07.

Songs fro Freedom is the work of numerous songwriters, musicians and other creatives, coming together under the name The Freedom Collective.

Songs for Freedom is an uplifting collection of original songs created by Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi artists in the Pilbara town of Roebourne, together with guests.

The album features lead vocal contributions from Naomi Pigram, Patrick Churnside, Fred Ryan, Vikki Thorn (The Waifs), Kendall Smith, Kankawa Nagarra (Olive Knight), Jay Jarome and John Bennett.

Lucky Oceans has 10 years' experience working in the Roebourne community

Songs for Freedom was produced by Lucky Oceans, a Grammy Award-winning musician and long-time ABC Radio National presenter.

In a conversation with NITV Radio, Lucky Oceans reiterated the album’s message: to raise awareness and push for a change to the disproportionate number of Aboriginal young people caught up in the justice system.