The band Kuckles (Broome Kriol for cockles) was formed in the early 1980s when Broome musicians Jimmy Chi, Stephen Pigram, Michael Mavromatis (Manolis), Garry Gower and Patrick Bin Amat were students at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) in Adelaide. ‘Milliya Rummara’, their best known recording, means ‘brand new day’ in the Yawuru language. Kuckles made an indelible mark on Australian music; its legacy lives on and original band members performed in the 2020 production of Bran Nue Dae.
Bio: Magabala Books
