First Block Sounds Ep. 1 w/ Kankawa Nagarra and Ashlyn Jada Koh
Journey through Walmatjarri Elder and blues singer-songwriter Kankawa Nagarra’s new album, Wirlmarni, for the opening First Block Sounds RTR2 residency show. This powerful collection was recorded across several special locations on Country, capturing the deep connection Kankawa shares with the land. Let Kankawa guide you through Wirlmarni track-by-track, exploring the stories behind each song, weaved between conversations about her life and legacy. Plus, hear tracks from artists who have inspired Kankawa along the way!
Tracklist
- Kankawa Nagarra – Kurungal Kurungal
- Kankawa Nagarra – Three Children Standing
- Kankawa Nagarra – Wirlmarni
- Kankawa Nagarra – Tell You a Story
- JJ Cale – Call Me The Breeze
- Keith Urban – Blue Ain’t Your Colour
- Norah Jones – Don’t Know Why
- Kankawa Nagarra – Butterfly Song
- Kankawa Nagarra – Yanin Baliju
- Jesse Mae Hemphill – Run Get My Shotgun
- Big Bill Broonzy – When Did You Leave Heaven
- Kankawa Nagarra – Dollar Sign
- Kankawa Nagarra – They Are Coming
- Kankawa Nagarra – Canning Basin Blues
- Kankawa Nagarra – Train Train
- Kankawa Nagarra – Krien Por Country
- Kankawa Nagarra – My Country
- Kankawa Nagarra – Got Any Rivers
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Rock Me
- Cliff Richard – Please Don’t Tease
- Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue
- Mississippi John Hurt – Coffee Blues
- Kankawa Nagarra -Why Carry Your Load
- Kankawa Nagarra – You Give Me Pretty Flowers
- Kankawa Nagarra – Cry Mother Cry
- Kankawa Nagarra – Edge of the Desert
- Kankawa Nagarra – Nyantu Yangka Parla Jarranyangany Ngarpuwu
- Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
- Kankawa Nagarra – In the Sweet By And By
- Kankawa Nagarra – Dream River