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Marlene Cummins is an jazz blues singer, saxophonist, songwriter, artist, Aboriginal Australian activist, broadcaster, dancer, and actor.〔〔〔 Many activists consider her to be Australia's Angela Davis.〔 ==Music== Cummins is considered Australia's foremost indigenous blues performer, and is influenced by Big Mama Thornton, Etta James and Ray Charles.〔 She honed her skills at the Berklee College of Music.〔 Her band includes Murray Cook and Rex Goh.〔 She showcases her vast knowledge of blues and roots music on Koori Radio, where she hosts ''Marloo's Blues'', providing music and discussions from an indigenous perspective.〔 This show won her the Broadcaster of the Year award at the 2009 Deadly Awards. Cummins wrote a song about Pemulwuy as a way of giving back to the Redfern community who see him as a hero. After dancing for Prince William, she gave him a copy of the song and explained the significance of the story to him, along with a petition to bring Pemulwuy's head back to his people.〔 She provided music for a Griffin Theatre Company production ''Shark Island Stories'' based on the work of Sally Morgan.〔 Her first full-length album, ''Koori Woman Blues'', is a mixture of original and traditional blues songs and includes guests Gil Askey, Fiona Boyes, Mark Atkins and Shannon Barnett.〔 She is working on a musical stage show using her songs called ''Boomerang Alley''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marlene Cummins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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