The Desert Sevenz crew from Ampilatwatja, a small community in remote central Australia, 325km northeast of Alice Springs
In 2014 they worked with Hip Hop producer, Monkey Marc on three new tracks; Alyawarr Hip Hop, Because of our skin and Make the Change. Alyawarr Hip Hop is a collaboration between the Hill Boyz and the Desert Sevenz
In 2015 they were given the National Local Government Award in the ‘Arts Animates’ category which saw two members flown to Canberra to meet with politicians about the Barkly Youth Program ‘Desert Culture’. This program is a youth diversion initiative by Barkly Regional Council, collaborating with music producers Monkey Marc and Beatrice Lewis. They won the NIMA Award for best community film clip ‘Fly Back Home’ in 2014, a collaboration with Desert Pea media, a not-for-profit organisation specialising in producing hip-hop music videos in remote Aboriginal communities.
Their song ‘Because of Our Skin’ has been added to the rotation of Triple J Unearthed radio, and have performed live on ABC Local radio and were interviewed on Triple J Radio in June 2015 for NAIDOC Week.