One day in 1970, Archie Cox’s high school English class in Melbourne, Australia, was interrupted by a voice from the intercom: “Could Archibald William Roach come to the office?” An uncanny feeling ...
A key thread of this shared yarn began to ­unwind on August 10, 1990, at a community event in inner-city Melbourne. During a weekend of womanly song, dance and storytelling named Hot Jam Cooking, ...
The death in late July of Archie Roach, aged 66, marks the passing of a much loved and richly talented Australian indigenous singer/songwriter whose gentle and soulful music—drawn from his own harsh ...
His song “Took the Children Away,” inspired by his childhood, shook Australians into confronting a grim era when their government tore apart Aboriginal families. By Alex Traub One day in 1970, Archie ...