''Creation'' is a

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by Australian singer songwriter

Archie Roach Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian (Gunditjmara and Western Bundjalung people, Bundjalung) singer-songwriter and Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach wa ...

. The box set features remastered versions of Roach's first four studio albums with

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between 1990 and 2002 with 14 previously unreleased bonus tracks and deluxe packaging including detailed liner notes, commentary from the albums' producers Paul Kelly, David Bridie,

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and Richard Pleasance. The album was released to coincide with the premiere of Roach's new live show, also entitled ''Creation'' which ran for three dates in October 2013 at the inaugural Boomerang Festival in

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. Additional dates for ''Creation'' were added for 20 and 21 June 2014 in

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. Roach told the

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performing the songs of ''Creation'' helps him remember the impact his music has had. “I think you realise (the songs) have actually grown through the years. I haven’t performed them for a little while, so they are quite fresh and new for me again. I think I interpret them in a different way now, they’ve had a chance to mature a bit.”

Track listing

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2013 albums Festival Records albums Archie Roach albums