Nana Mex - ProfilesArchive

About Me

We do what we do for you with the help of friends who contribute to the running costs associated with Downunda Thunda Radio. Even $2 adds up and helps to cover server fees and costs. (Nana and Bill are tapped out!)
"Sure, I can toss $2 your way!
"Hey, Looks like I can spare $5!"
"What the heck, Downunda Thunda Radio is worth the $10!"
We Thank You!
The True Roots of Australian Music comes from the roots of the Artists themselves. It comes from the Land, the Sea, from countries all over the globe, as do the People of Australia. The Roots of Australian Music start with the combined sounds of the first Australians with the music brought to these shores by the first sailors and convicts. It is added to by the talent of every person who has come to these shores, carrying with them, along with their hopes and dreams of a new life, the music with which they grew up, rich in it's own sounds and beats. With the help of the Internet Artists have come to know and experience music from all over the world, and to collaborate to create music that is a blending of many different styles.
In my travels around MySpace I have discovered Australian Groups who play Latin, Reggae, Ska, Irish, German, Greek, Inca, AfroBeat, Samba, New Orleans Jazz, Island, Japanese and Chinese Traditional and pop, Australian Indigenous, ..... I could go on forever! And there are so many blends! I don't even know where to start to describe the awesome sounds these very talented musos are producing!
So I am going to try and share this Multiculturalism with you by re-creating this profile to reflect the diversity of music that falls under the Category of "Roots" Music and where it comes from. This profile will, I hope, represent the Beauty, through music, of the Multicultural Country We Live in. Here, among the tremendous pool of Musical Talent that populates this country, is the ultimate proof that we CAN all live together in "Harmony".
The Main DTR Profile will continue to showcase a diverse range of Genre. This profile will also showcase a very diverse range of Genre, but with emphasis on a "World Beat" flavour, while remaining within the Australian (and New Zealand) Independent Artists objective of Downunda Thunda Radio .
In a world gone mad over war and death the Musicians of Australia show a face of Australia that outshines the face put forward by our leaders, the media and the bigoted fanatics that would have Australians fear each other. Music is the Language of the World. Through it we learn about other cultures, lifestyles, feelings, pain and joy. Music has the power to stop wars, heal souls, bridge divides, inspire great deeds, drive away madness and fear, heal broken bodies and minds, sooth an infant to sleep or cause feet to move of their own accord. Music has the Power to Create Love and Understanding where there was Hatred and Distrust. Music transcends Political Borders, Race, Creed or Class. Music is the Soul of Human Kind.
Australia is a Land of Many Colours woven together into a Tapestry of Wonderious Beauty by the Music of Australian Independent Artists. They Weave their music into the pattern of Life, drawing together all manner of people to listen and to add to the musical intricacy of a tapestry that will never be completed.
I invite all Australian Independent Artists to contribute to the mix of music. You or at least one primary member of your band must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. If you are an Australian Citizen living abroad, and you are a Primary member of a band in that country, you may also be included, especially if your band or you perform "Traditional" Music of the country in which you reside. Please go here to find out how to submit your music. .

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Music:

RESONATING AT A NEW HIGH IN 2008

Movies:

Yothu Yindi "Ghost Spirits"

Black Fella White Fella

My favorite movies of all time include "My Favorite year", "The Road To Wellville", "Movie, Movie", "Charlie Verrick", "The Rabbit Proof Fence", "Walkabout", "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", "Whale Rider", and almost anything staring or directed by Mel Brookes.

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Television:

Books:

Too many to list. So, I will use this space for links to fun stuff i think maybe you will enjoy.

Here is where I live. This is my own personal photos, all taken in mid winter.

This is me becoming a citizen of Australia, one of the proudest days of me life.

If you love cats as much as I do, be sure to visit Flippy!

Heroes:

Those who stand up to invaders and those who would destroy their homes for financial gain or because of racial bias, The brave aid workers in war torn countries, Doctors Without Borders, Royal Flying Doctors Pilots, Dr. Fiona Wood, The Dixie Chicks, my Mother, The Firefighters and others who lost their lives trying to save people in NYC on 9-11, Ambos and Firefighters around the world, Anyone who stands up for the oppressed, organ doners and their families, Peace Activists.

==================================================== Not heroes:

ANYONE who allows, condones, or drops bombs on children, shoot pregnant women in the back "because the bitch got in the way" or exploit the weak.

My Blog

MySpace is F***ED, heres PROOF!

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Posted by Nana Mex on Fri, 30 May 2008 06:57:00 PST

A Poem - of Frogs and Princes

This is a bit personal. I came to this country a married woman, very much in love and with a lot to look forward to with this man. I pictured our "golden years" traveling around this wonderful country...
Posted by Nana Mex on Thu, 22 May 2008 11:48:00 PST

Thoughts at 7:30 am after an all nighter in the studio

Just got off the phone with my daughter, the middle kid with 4 of her own. She has informed me that she is to be a grandmother in 5 months. Am I really so old as this? When I sit here at my computer ...
Posted by Nana Mex on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:49:00 PST

My own "Fonz", Rest in Peace

He was the "Fonz" of my high school, with his black motor cycle jacket, harness boots and his packet of Camels rolled up in the sleeve of his white tee shirt, tall, thin and very good looking. Girls ...
Posted by Nana Mex on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:07:00 PST

On Saying "Sorry"

Neither I not any member of my family was a participant, as I am the first in my family to immigrate to this country, but on 28 June 2006 I became a citizen of Australia, and thus became a part of t...
Posted by Nana Mex on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:35:00 PST

Downunda Thunda Radio LIVES!!!!!

Well people, our three month trial is about over and guess what? Thanks to your support we will continue. That's right, we will be continuing to broadcast the very best in Australian (and the odd Kiwi...
Posted by Nana Mex on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:43:00 PST

Sundays - a personal reflection and memory

It's amazing the things that go through your head when you are alone and your internet is down.It's one of "those" days, bloody telstra has a serious hardware problem which cause my ISP to go down in ...
Posted by Nana Mex on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:18:00 PST

Northern Guardian Article

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Posted by Nana Mex on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:43:00 PST

My Gift To Australia

ALL Australian Musos: Old and NewThe Australian Music "scene" is made up of people from the cross section of the people who make Australia the Greatest Country in the World, in spite of a lot of screw...
Posted by Nana Mex on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:42:00 PST

New Australian Radio Station

Thanks to Dan of Space Ship News for putting out all the time and effort into a Special Addition News Letter for Downunda Thunda Radio Launch. Please take time to go add and subscribe. We on the DTR ...
Posted by Nana Mex on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:32:00 PST