Took The Children Away - Archie Roach 1990 (AUS)

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In 1990, with the encouragement of Paul Kelly, Archie recorded his debut solo album - Charcoal Lane. This album included the song Took the Children Away, a moving indictment of the treatment of indigenous children of Archie's generation, and a song which stuck a chord not only among the wider Aboriginal community, but also nationally. The song was awarded two ARIA Awards, as well as an international Human Rights Achievement Award, the first time this had been awarded to a songwriter because of a song. The album it came from featured in Rolling Stone magazines Top 100 Albums for 1992.

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