A.B. Original

A.B. Original
Origin Australia
Labels Golden Era
Members Briggs
Trials

A.B. Original is an Australian hip hop duo made up of Briggs and Trials. A.B. Original stands for Always Black, Original. Both members are Indigenous, Briggs is a Yorta Yorta man and Trials is Ngarrindjeri.[1] Their music is very political and has been described as "angry, polemical, brutally frank and meant to inspire a response, good or bad".[2]

A.B. Original's first release was the single "January 26" (featuring Dan Sultan), released in August 2016, which comments on the use of that date for Australia Day. This was followed up by an album entitled Reclaim Australia in November.[1] The provocatively titled[2][3] album features many guests including Thelma Plum, Gurrumul and Archie Roach.[3]

Band members

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 Byron, Tim (25 November 2016), "A.B. Original: 'We wrote the hardest shit we could write, and it's being supported'", Sydney Morning Herald
  2. 1 2 Zuel, Bernard (27 November 2016), "A.B. Original album Reclaim Australia is a necessary shock to the system", Canberra Times
  3. 1 2 Butler, Josh (16 November 2016), "'It's Shit Being A Black Man In Australia' -- A.B. Original Talk Racism, Reclaim Australia And Rap", The Huffington Post
  4. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Stephen (26 November 2016), "Reviews: Simpson & Flemons, Hat Fitz & Cara, Bic Runga, AB Original", The Australian
  5. ↑ Zuel, Bernard (25 November 2016), "Reviews: A.B. Original, Metallica, Chris Pickering, Necromantix, Hayley Bonar", The Age
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