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Dili Allstars

The Dili Allstars[1] are an Australian and East Timorese reggae/ska band based in Melbourne. They are one of the leading voices of support for the East Timorese people and a popular musical group. The band has released two albums; a special edition Portuguese tour CD; an EP titled Increase the Peace; and also tracks for the ARIA Award-winning Balibo soundtrack album, and the Australian Canadian telemovie Answered By Fire.

The Dili Allstars
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresReggae, Ska
Years active1992 – present
LabelsMushroom Records, Shock Records, ABC Music
MembersPaulie Stewart
Paulo Almeida
Colin Badger
Osme Gonsalves
Gil Santos
Nelito Riberio
Zeca Mesquita
Mark Grunden
Dave Pace
Clare Murrell
Past membersPaul Calvert
Jenny Pineapple
Colin Buckler
Sonya Parkinson
Tim Stewart
Ross Hannaford
Dan Golding

The band has also contributed tracks to the Kids Under Cover, This Is The Place for a Song, Love From A Short A Distance, All in the Family and Liberdade benefit albums.

History edit

Formation and early years edit

The Dili Allstars were formed when Paul Stewart (of the band Painters and Dockers) contacted East Timorese musician Gil Santos to record a song to protest the capture of East Timorese resistance leader Xanana Gusmão by Indonesian armed forces in the early nineties. This song was a version of Rose Tattoo's 'We Can't Be Beaten', sung in both Tetum and English. Both Santos and Stewart had had a long involvement with the East Timor struggle as they had lost a father and a brother, respectively, in the Indonesian invasion of 1975.

Before the 1999 Independence referendum, the band recorded the original track 'Liberdade' and six other songs in response to hearing that the Governor of East Timor was playing pro-Indonesian songs at Dili airport. With the help of Melbourne University students, 500 tapes were smuggled into East Timor. The songs had a wide exposure during the lead up to the election, and remain strong in the Timorese memory today. After the referendum, Gusmão visited Melbourne and joined the Allstars on stage at the National Tennis Centre. At this stage, the band included current members Paul Stewart, Gil Santos and Paulo Almeida. However, it also included drummer Steve Morrison (who stood in for and recorded in place of Colin Buckler while he was overseas), trombonist/vocalist Sonja Parkinson, saxophonists Billy Abbott & Jenny Pineapple, keyboardist Cheryl, guitarist/backing vocalist Paul Calvert and bassist Nelito Ribero.

Further support for East Timor and the Tour of Duty edit

'Liberdade' was later included on a Mushroom Records compilation (also titled 'Liberdade') which the band helped to compile. This compilation also featured Midnight Oil, Crowded House, and Yothu Yindi, and went on to raise $100,000 for East Timor. Two further compilation albums were made by the band – 'Love From a Short Distance' and 'All in the Family', both of which also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for East Timor.

Because of the band's long term involvement with East Timor, the Dili Allstars were invited to appear with popular Australian performers John Farnham and Kylie Minogue at the Tour of Duty concert, which was attended by thousands and viewed by many more on Australian television. Shortly after the concert, the band released its first major album, Hanoin, which included 'Liberdade', 'Freedom' and The Living End song 'Revolution Regained', which The Living End had requested the Allstars record a version of, in which ended up on The Living End's single Dirty Man Significantly, Paul Calvert leaves the line up to be replaced by guitarist Colin Badger. Badger is to become the band's musical director overseeing most of the band's recording sessions. The band later toured Portugal as guests of the Portuguese Communist Party.

"Viva La Musica" edit

The band consolidated their position with the 2004 release, Viva La Musica. By this stage, Parkinson was no longer playing with the band, and drummer Buckler had been replaced by Mark Grunden. The album remained true to the band's protest roots ('Rise Up', 'Peace & Unity' and 'Advance Australia Where?'), their East Timorese heritage (with traditional Timorese song 'O Hele Le' included as the first track and as a reprise) and their growing reputation as a party band ('That Girl', 'Thank You Mama').

Answered By Fire and the "Increase the Peace" tour edit

The Dili Allstars' profile was raised further when band members acted in, and provided music for the two-part, 2006 Australian/Canadian mini-series Answered by Fire. The series dramatised the conflicts surrounding the 1999 East Timor referendum and the struggle for independence.

Driven by the civil crisis in both East Timor and the Northern Territory Aboriginal communities, the Dili Allstars released Increase the Peace in 2006. The album 'calls on an end to the violence with a plea to be careful and calm'.[2] The accompanying tour of East Timor and the Northern Territory, however, was postponed as a result of the heightening violence in Timor and member illness. This period also saw a change of drummers, with Tim Stewart joining, and a change of bassists, with Dan Golding completing the line-up. After a long period of touring and performance, Dili Allstars went into hibernation as founder Paul Stewart recovered from serious illness and the band saw yet another reshuffle as a number of members left to form Sol Nation.

Balibo edit

After Paulo Almeida, Colin Badger, Tim Stewart and Daniel Golding formed world music outfit Sol Nation, Paul Stewart and Gil Santos were employed as musical consultants on the 2009 film, Balibo. The Dili Allstars then performed at East Timor's first ever media awards, along with Osme Gonsalves and Mali from Galaxy Band.[citation needed]

A new line-up of the Dili Allstars, including ex-Daddy Cool guitarist Ross Hannaford, original members Nelito Riberio (bass), and Mark Grunden (drums), Painters and Dockers' trumpet player Dave Pace, and sax player Clare Murrell, Balibo movie actor and rapper Osme Gonsalves, percussionist Zeca Mesquita, Gil Santos and Paulie Stewart went into the ABC studios at Southbank in Melbourne to record a new version of the Graham Parker punk classic "Hey Lord Don't Ask Me Questions". Produced by Chris Thompson, this was included on the Balibo movie soundtrack.[citation needed]

In his role as musical consultant, Stewart later accepted the 2009 ARIA award for "Best Soundtrack" album.[citation needed]

In 2010, members of The Dili Allstars visited Papua New Guinea and USA to talk about the band's work. Band members Paulie Stewart and Gil Santos also attended the São Paulo Film Festival in Brazil to support the screening of Balibo. It was later voted by the public as "most popular" film at the film festival. Later that year, ABC Music approached the band to release a career retrospective, The Best of the Dili Allstars.[citation needed]

2020 Members of Dili Allstars met up with Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove former head of Australian Army to celebrate 20th anniversary of the TOUR OF DUTY concert held for Australian and New Zealand troops.

Performances edit

The Dili Allstars are scheduled to play at WOMADelaide in March 2023.[3]

Members edit

The Dili Allstars are:[when?]

  • Paulo Almeida: Vocals
  • Paulie Stewart: Vocals
  • Osme Gonsalves: Vocals
  • Gil Santos: Keyboards, guitar
  • Colin Badger: Lead guitar
  • Jose 'Zeca' Mesquita: Percussion and vocals
  • Mark Grunden: Drums and vocals
  • Nelito Riberio: Bass
  • Dave Pace: Trumpet
  • Clare Murrell: Sax

Discography edit

Hanoin (2001) edit

  1. Brother
  2. I'll Be Gone
  3. Black Angel
  4. Freedom
  5. Alive
  6. Revolution Regained
  7. Dengue Fever
  8. Liberdade
  9. Stranded

Viva La Musica (2004) edit

  1. O Hele Le
  2. Runaway
  3. Thank You Mama
  4. Peace & Unity
  5. That Girl
  6. Nothing Tastes Better Than The Neighbour's Chicken
  7. Rise Up
  8. Innocent Child
  9. Advance Australia Where?
  10. Beautiful Smile
  11. Have You Ever Been Blown Ashore?
  12. Sempre Contigo
  13. O Hele Le (Reprise)

Increase the Peace (2006) edit

  1. Increase the Peace
  2. No Woman, No Cry
  3. O Hele Le
  4. Cool World
  5. My Soul Flew Out the Window

BALIBO soundtrack (2009) edit

  1. Liberdade
  2. Hey Lord Don't Ask Me Questions

References edit

  1. ^ "The Dili All Stars - Dancehall Reggae Australia". Dancehall Reggae Australia. from the original on 22 February 2017.
  2. ^ Liner notes, 'Increase the Peace', 2006
  3. ^ Condon, Dan (23 November 2022). "WOMADelaide announce final 35 artists for its 2023 line-up". Double J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  • . ABC Radio (Interview). GNT people. Interviewed by Negus, George. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original (transcript) on 4 March 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dili Allstars news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dili Allstars 1 are an Australian and East Timorese reggae ska band based in Melbourne They are one of the leading voices of support for the East Timorese people and a popular musical group The band has released two albums a special edition Portuguese tour CD an EP titled Increase the Peace and also tracks for the ARIA Award winning Balibo soundtrack album and the Australian Canadian telemovie Answered By Fire The Dili AllstarsOriginMelbourne AustraliaGenresReggae SkaYears active1992 presentLabelsMushroom Records Shock Records ABC MusicMembersPaulie StewartPaulo AlmeidaColin BadgerOsme GonsalvesGil SantosNelito RiberioZeca MesquitaMark GrundenDave PaceClare MurrellPast membersPaul CalvertJenny PineappleColin BucklerSonya ParkinsonTim StewartRoss HannafordDan GoldingThe band has also contributed tracks to the Kids Under Cover This Is The Place for a Song Love From A Short A Distance All in the Family and Liberdade benefit albums Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation and early years 1 2 Further support for East Timor and the Tour of Duty 1 3 Viva La Musica 1 4 Answered By Fire and the Increase the Peace tour 1 5 Balibo 2 Performances 3 Members 4 Discography 4 1 Hanoin 2001 4 2 Viva La Musica 2004 4 3 Increase the Peace 2006 4 4 BALIBO soundtrack 2009 5 References 6 External linksHistory editFormation and early years edit The Dili Allstars were formed when Paul Stewart of the band Painters and Dockers contacted East Timorese musician Gil Santos to record a song to protest the capture of East Timorese resistance leader Xanana Gusmao by Indonesian armed forces in the early nineties This song was a version of Rose Tattoo s We Can t Be Beaten sung in both Tetum and English Both Santos and Stewart had had a long involvement with the East Timor struggle as they had lost a father and a brother respectively in the Indonesian invasion of 1975 Before the 1999 Independence referendum the band recorded the original track Liberdade and six other songs in response to hearing that the Governor of East Timor was playing pro Indonesian songs at Dili airport With the help of Melbourne University students 500 tapes were smuggled into East Timor The songs had a wide exposure during the lead up to the election and remain strong in the Timorese memory today After the referendum Gusmao visited Melbourne and joined the Allstars on stage at the National Tennis Centre At this stage the band included current members Paul Stewart Gil Santos and Paulo Almeida However it also included drummer Steve Morrison who stood in for and recorded in place of Colin Buckler while he was overseas trombonist vocalist Sonja Parkinson saxophonists Billy Abbott amp Jenny Pineapple keyboardist Cheryl guitarist backing vocalist Paul Calvert and bassist Nelito Ribero Further support for East Timor and the Tour of Duty edit Liberdade was later included on a Mushroom Records compilation also titled Liberdade which the band helped to compile This compilation also featured Midnight Oil Crowded House and Yothu Yindi and went on to raise 100 000 for East Timor Two further compilation albums were made by the band Love From a Short Distance and All in the Family both of which also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for East Timor Because of the band s long term involvement with East Timor the Dili Allstars were invited to appear with popular Australian performers John Farnham and Kylie Minogue at the Tour of Duty concert which was attended by thousands and viewed by many more on Australian television Shortly after the concert the band released its first major album Hanoin which included Liberdade Freedom and The Living End song Revolution Regained which The Living End had requested the Allstars record a version of in which ended up on The Living End s single Dirty Man Significantly Paul Calvert leaves the line up to be replaced by guitarist Colin Badger Badger is to become the band s musical director overseeing most of the band s recording sessions The band later toured Portugal as guests of the Portuguese Communist Party Viva La Musica edit The band consolidated their position with the 2004 release Viva La Musica By this stage Parkinson was no longer playing with the band and drummer Buckler had been replaced by Mark Grunden The album remained true to the band s protest roots Rise Up Peace amp Unity and Advance Australia Where their East Timorese heritage with traditional Timorese song O Hele Le included as the first track and as a reprise and their growing reputation as a party band That Girl Thank You Mama Answered By Fire and the Increase the Peace tour edit The Dili Allstars profile was raised further when band members acted in and provided music for the two part 2006 Australian Canadian mini series Answered by Fire The series dramatised the conflicts surrounding the 1999 East Timor referendum and the struggle for independence Driven by the civil crisis in both East Timor and the Northern Territory Aboriginal communities the Dili Allstars released Increase the Peace in 2006 The album calls on an end to the violence with a plea to be careful and calm 2 The accompanying tour of East Timor and the Northern Territory however was postponed as a result of the heightening violence in Timor and member illness This period also saw a change of drummers with Tim Stewart joining and a change of bassists with Dan Golding completing the line up After a long period of touring and performance Dili Allstars went into hibernation as founder Paul Stewart recovered from serious illness and the band saw yet another reshuffle as a number of members left to form Sol Nation Balibo edit After Paulo Almeida Colin Badger Tim Stewart and Daniel Golding formed world music outfit Sol Nation Paul Stewart and Gil Santos were employed as musical consultants on the 2009 film Balibo The Dili Allstars then performed at East Timor s first ever media awards along with Osme Gonsalves and Mali from Galaxy Band citation needed A new line up of the Dili Allstars including ex Daddy Cool guitarist Ross Hannaford original members Nelito Riberio bass and Mark Grunden drums Painters and Dockers trumpet player Dave Pace and sax player Clare Murrell Balibo movie actor and rapper Osme Gonsalves percussionist Zeca Mesquita Gil Santos and Paulie Stewart went into the ABC studios at Southbank in Melbourne to record a new version of the Graham Parker punk classic Hey Lord Don t Ask Me Questions Produced by Chris Thompson this was included on the Balibo movie soundtrack citation needed In his role as musical consultant Stewart later accepted the 2009 ARIA award for Best Soundtrack album citation needed In 2010 members of The Dili Allstars visited Papua New Guinea and USA to talk about the band s work Band members Paulie Stewart and Gil Santos also attended the Sao Paulo Film Festival in Brazil to support the screening of Balibo It was later voted by the public as most popular film at the film festival Later that year ABC Music approached the band to release a career retrospective The Best of the Dili Allstars citation needed 2020 Members of Dili Allstars met up with Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove former head of Australian Army to celebrate 20th anniversary of the TOUR OF DUTY concert held for Australian and New Zealand troops Performances editThe Dili Allstars are scheduled to play at WOMADelaide in March 2023 3 Members editThe Dili Allstars are when Paulo Almeida Vocals Paulie Stewart Vocals Osme Gonsalves Vocals Gil Santos Keyboards guitar Colin Badger Lead guitar Jose Zeca Mesquita Percussion and vocals Mark Grunden Drums and vocals Nelito Riberio Bass Dave Pace Trumpet Clare Murrell SaxDiscography editHanoin 2001 edit Brother I ll Be Gone Black Angel Freedom Alive Revolution Regained Dengue Fever Liberdade StrandedViva La Musica 2004 edit O Hele Le Runaway Thank You Mama Peace amp Unity That Girl Nothing Tastes Better Than The Neighbour s Chicken Rise Up Innocent Child Advance Australia Where Beautiful Smile Have You Ever Been Blown Ashore Sempre Contigo O Hele Le Reprise Increase the Peace 2006 edit Increase the Peace No Woman No Cry O Hele Le Cool World My Soul Flew Out the WindowBALIBO soundtrack 2009 edit Liberdade Hey Lord Don t Ask Me QuestionsReferences edit The Dili All Stars Dancehall Reggae Australia Dancehall Reggae Australia Archived from the original on 22 February 2017 Liner notes Increase the Peace 2006 Condon Dan 23 November 2022 WOMADelaide announce final 35 artists for its 2023 line up Double J Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 29 November 2022 Episode 12 Dili Allstars ABC Radio Interview GNT people Interviewed by Negus George 11 December 2003 Archived from the original transcript on 4 March 2016 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dili Allstars amp oldid 1154203758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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