“Marryuna” by Baker Boy featuring Yirrmal

Baker Boy put out "Marryuna" independently in October 2017, with fellow Indigenous Australian singer Yirrmal alongside him, and the title spells out the mission: it translates as "Let's Dance". Baker Boy, who wrote it, explained that the word means dancing without shame, freestyling for the pure joy of it. The production backs him up with bouncy synths riding a pulsing bass line, a busy, lively mix that Molly McLaughlin of Purple Sneakers heard as a bridge between earlier generations of Indigenous artists and present-day hip-hop.

The awards came in 2018: Best Song at the Music Victoria Awards, Film Clip of the Year for its video at the National Indigenous Music Awards, and a nomination for Best Independent Single or EP at the AIR Awards, where Baker Boy himself was named Breakthrough Independent Artist.

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