Cutting Edge: Infusing hip-hop and classical
It is vital the classical music world embraces new music by First Nations artists, so we learn to respect and understand their music and culture.
June 20, 2022
Rhyan Clapham (aka DOBBY) is a hip-hop artist, drummer and composer. He completed a Bachelor of Music at the University of NSW and an Indigenous Studies Honours. He proudly identifies as a Filipino and Aboriginal musician, and a member of the Murrawarri Republic in Brewarrina, NSW. He received the 2017 Peter Sculthorpe Fellowship.
It is vital the classical music world embraces new music by First Nations artists, so we learn to respect and understand their music and culture.