Through his music he asks us to not to sustain in mourning but to commemorate, not to rise in anger but to live in hope, and he also asks us to share in traditions that he brings to us through song. His music therefore is music of consequence for all Indigenous people, and for all Australians.”
– ANU Senior Lecturer in Composition, Songwriting, Australian Indigenous Music (Contemporary), Australian Music Studies,
About Joe
Geia’s contribution to the arts is highly significant and enduring. As the writer of renowned songs such as Yil Lull and Uncle Willie he remains an active recording and performing artist sharing his Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through music. He writes music of bravery and beauty, telling of Aboriginal life in Australia, of the quest for justice and belonging, of history, family and love. “I want to promote change and understanding, melodically and harmoniously,” he says, “while still sharing the little-known aspects of Aboriginal history.”
New album & tour
A proposed tour will present the performance of his production titled From Rations to Wages to Treaty successfully toured across Queensland in 2024 and the launch of the soundtrack to this production - a double vinyl album with 20 page insert that tells the story behind each song – the people, the place and the era completed at the end of last year. The performance uses the same model of how First Nations have always used the Arts: to communicate amongst different tribal and language groups using song, dance, and art (Our Opera, n.d.) to welcome, to give directions both geographical and moral: To tell family stories and histories infused with values of love and care that have been passed down over thousands of generations – and demonstrate that the messages contained in his Songline are still a potent way to reach the hearts and minds of those who are open to the listening.
Joe Geia Band music CDs, and; latest double vinyl album release, Sing for the Black and A3 quality art prints from original canvas paintings.
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