Blue King Brown are no strangers on the international world music scene and are one of Australia's well-loved roots collectives. Coming back to Adelaide for WOMAD this year, I speak with BKB's front woman Natalie Pa'apa'a about what we can expect.

Third and final line-up announcement

We’ve got some good news and some not so good news. We’ll start with the not so good…

Due to ongoing commitments recording her fourth album, pop dynamo BERTIE BLACKMAN has
unfortunately had to cancel her scheduled appearance at this year’s Pyramid Rock Festival.
Bertie is very sorry to have to pull out of the festival, but says she simply isn’t ready to take her
new band and songs to the live arena.

Blue King Brown closed the gap between artist and crowd turning Brisbane's Tivoli Theatre into a cosy utopia. Chloe Ryan was there to shoot the message of unity.

Blue King Brown is Australia’s most premier urban/roots/reggae crew who has supported renowned artists such as Santana, Damian “Jr Gong” Marley, Silverchair, The Cat Empire, Powderfinger, Michael Franti and Spearhead, John Butler Trio – just to name a few. They have grown so much over the years and being a fan one could not miss out on this final show.

As I waited in the line outside of The Gov tonight, it was clear that the booming beats from indoors were drawing passersby in to see what was going on. Inside, there were people of all ages already dancing or smoking questionable substances in the beer garden while Melbourne hip-hop duo, Diafrix did their thing to the excited crowd inside.

While at the Aussie BBQ at SXSW, Larry Heath from the AU review caught up with Natalie Pa'apa'a from Melbourne's Blue King Brown. Here is the complete UNCUT interview!

The Aussie BBQ has become an institution of the annual SXSW calendar.

Organised by Stage Mothers, the event is now put on in four North American cities around the time of SXSW: Toronto (during CMW), New York City, Los Angeles and of course, here in Austin. The event showcases the best in Australian music – some who haven’t performed back in Australia for quite a while, now basing themselves in the US, and the rest in the midst of SXSW-timed North American tours.

Day Four of Canadian Music Week

After 3 days of some amazing music, excellent panels and the usual networking opportunities, it was time to bid farewell to our time in Toronto*. But today it was Australia’s turn to truly shine, with its annual Aussie BBQ showcase.

BLUE KING BROWN – WORLDWIZE NATIONAL TOUR ALBUM LAUNCH

World tour showcase dates announced for March 2011

“…the voice of the street and the band of the future.” Carlos Santana

Mud. I have never seen so much of it. Mud crusting on to my legs, mud seeping into the tent, mud swallowing me on the dancefloor. Mud, and rain.