Deadly Hearts
Background
Background
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In 2017, 12 largely unknown indigenous Australian artists, were given a choice of classic track to make their own, which would be compiled into a compilation album, known as *Deadly Hearts*. The call went out to the artists' as "Which song has spoken most strongly to you about growing up an Indigenous Australian?" The album was seen as "A celebration of music, culture, and identity, from the hearts and mouths of a new generation of Indigenous Australia" and was released on 30 June 2017\.

In July 2019, ahead of [NAIDOC Week](/wiki/NAIDOC_Week "NAIDOC Week"), a second edition was released.

In 2019, a concert titled *Deadly Hearts: a Celebration of Australian Indigenous Music* occurred, taking inspiration from *Deadly Hearts* albums. The concert featured some of Australia's best past, present and emerging indigenous artists, including [Jessica Mauboy](/wiki/Jessica_Mauboy "Jessica Mauboy"), [Archie Roach](/wiki/Archie_Roach "Archie Roach"), Aodhan, Selve and Kinship Collective.

In 2020, ahead of NAIDOC Week and AusMusic Month throughout November, a third instalment of the album was released, titled *Deadly Hearts: Walking Together*. Unlike the first two releases which have focused on songs that are iconic to traditional Australian culture and identity, the call were for artists to take on a song that is iconic to them, a song that has inspired them and/or a song that holds a special place in their identity.


When was the first edition of Deadly Hearts released?