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Sultan is a member of [[The Black Arm Band]], a collection of many of Australia's premier Aboriginal musicians. |
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His mother, Roslyn Sultan, got her name from the Afghan camel drivers who built the infrastructure across Australia's central desert a century ago. Her Aboriginal heritage has its genesis in the eastern Aranda and Gurindji clans, who were there long before the camel drivers. She is a direct descendant of Vincent Lingiari, the Wave Hill stockman who in 1966 led a walk-off that became one of Australia's most feted industrial disputes.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/dan-sultan--the-black-elvis/2008/03/07/1204780042584.html</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Dan Sultan is an Australian singer and songwriter. Sultan plays what he calls country soul rock ‘n’ roll.[1]
Biography
Daniel Leo Sultan was born in 1983[2] and grew up in Williamstown, Melbourne. His father was Irish and his mother was Aboriginal from the Arrernte and Gurindji people.[3] He started playing guitar aged four and wrote his first song at ten.[4]
With Scott Wilson he has released an album called Homemade Biscuits with the help of John Butler’s Seed program.[3] Sultan won the Single Release of The Year at the 2007 Deadly Awards for his song "Your Love is Like a Song".[5]
His second album, Get Out While You Can, was released in November 2009. It reached #1 on the independent Australian charts[6] and was a Triple J feature album.[7]
His band is made up of Wilson (vocals and guitar), Jarrod Ross (bass), Peter Marin (drums), Gina Woods (keyboards), Steven Veale (horns) and Ben Veale (horns).[8]
Sultan made his screen debut in the 2009 film Bran Nue Dae,[9] together with Geoffrey Rush, Missy Higgins and Jessica Mauboy.[10] Sultan and his band have performed at most major Australian music festivals. Paul Kelly invited Sultan and Wilson to contribute to the Kev Carmody tribute album, Cannot Buy My Soul, as well as the concert of the same name at the Sydney Festival 2008 and Queensland Music Festival 2009.
Sultan is a member of The Black Arm Band, a collection of many of Australia's premier Aboriginal musicians.
Discography
Albums
- Homemade Biscuits - TrueForm Recording (SULT001) (13 March 2006)[11]
- Get Out While You Can - Independent/MGM Distribution (SUL002) (6 November, 2009)[12][13] AUS #90[14]
Singles
- "Your Love is Like a Song" (2009)
Filmography
- Bran Nue Dae - Lester (2009)
References
- ^ McCabe, Cathy (22 May 2010). "Sultan of zing". Perth Now. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ FasterLouder Dan Sultan, Falls Festival, 01/01/04
- ^ a b Gibson, Joel (7 March 2008). "Dan Sultan - the black Elvis?". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Bible, Georgina (5 May 2010). "Meet the Sultan of blues". The Northern Star. APN News & Media. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Living Black Profile on Dan Sultan
- ^ Spillett, Emma (6 May 2010). "Savouring success". Illawarra Mercury. Fairfax Media.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Heath, Matthew (4 March 2010). "Bran nue Sultan of swing". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ The Newcastle Herald, 24 January 2008, "He is the Sultan of sing" by Stephanie Bradley
- ^ Sunshine Coast Daily, 1 May 2010, "Sultan's on a career high"
- ^ Kelton, Sam (20 May 2010). "Dan Sultan waiting for his big break". Adelaide Now. The Advertiser. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Sunday Telegraph, 2 August 2009, Homemade Biscuits
review
- ^ Herald Sun, 19 November 2009, "the sultan of simplicity", review by Cameron Adams
- ^ The Age, 20 November 2009, Get Out While You Can review by Jo Roberts
- ^ The ARIA Report, issue 1057
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