Deadly Sounds finishes

Having recently lost the entirety of their federal funding, Vibe Australia has recently announced that the popular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander radio program Deadly Sounds - hosted by Rhoda Roberts - has ceased production.

Other Vibe projects affected by the de-funding include the annual Deadly Awards and Vibe magazine.

Originating through the Boomalli Artist Co-op in Redfern in 1993, and distributed nationally by both the CRN and NIRS networks, Deadly Sounds has been an essential indigenous program for more than 200 stations across the country for over two decades, and its loss to listeners will be acutely felt.

Producer Vicki de Vries states: “We would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your community for your support of Deadly Sounds over the years. We have always had in our hearts a goal of strengthening the connection to culture and community. Through all our work, we were proud to bring you the excellence and achievement, to create unity and rightful pride in identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly for our young people. Deadly Sounds was an integral part of the Vibe Project and we remain proud of Deadly Sounds, and grateful for your support.”

While discussions are currently taking place to consider the possibility of a new national indigenous music program to replace Deadly Sounds, in order to assist CRN stations in their current programming, CRN will be playing select repeat editions of Deadly Sounds until Sunday, 28 September. 

The Deadly Sounds CRN timeslot is Sundays from 17:00 to 17:56 EST.