Colours of My People

from Colours of My People (EP) by NIDALA

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The colours of my people
are churning in my head
since my mother write to me
with ornate for my hair

Black is for my people
Yellow if for the sun
Red is for the ochre that stains my skin and dances in my lung
Or Maybe red is for our passion,
and yellow is for the joy in our song,
and black is for the dark storm brewing,
Injustice be careful here we come

Brothers, remember you are kind
Sisters, you are powerful,
Brothers don’t listen to them you are capable of moving mountains
And Sisters don’t shy away your voice is authority

Black is for my people
Yellow if for the sun
Red is for the ochre that stains my skin and dances in my lung
Or Maybe red is for our passion,
and yellow is for the joy in our song,
and black is for the dark storm brewing,
Injustice be careful here we come

Babala, lyan binmal
Walgar, lyan jalnga
Babala, ma midjan gnan
Walgar, ma wanden

Black is for my people
Yellow if for the sun
Red is for the ochre that stains my skin and dances in my lung
Or Maybe red is for our passion,
and yellow is for the joy in our song,
and black is for the dark storm brewing,
Injustice be careful here we come

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from Colours of My People (EP), released September 2, 2021
Written by Nidala Barker
Produced by Emily Toner
Mixed by Paul Pilsnenks
Mastered by Paul Blakey
Matthew Collins, lead guitarist
Charity Turner, drums
Nidala Barker, vocalist & guitarist
Scott Finch, bass

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NIDALA Byron Bay, Australia

NIDALA is a singer-songwriter, activist and gardener. Born of the Aboriginal Djugun people of the Kimberley, her music is an anthem for open hearts and raised fists. Driven by her relentless hope in humanity, her work dedicates itself to creating reconciliation; of ourselves with our emotions, of our bodies with our natural environments, and of Indigenous wisdom with innovative ideas. ... more

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