In 1989, Willoughby left Yothu Yindi to form a new band Mixed Relations, now known as Bart Willoughby Band, although he has reformed No Fixed Address on occasion. Late in 1988, Willoughby was asked to join the newly formed Yothu Yindi as drummer on their Diesel & Dust tour, visiting 73 cities throughout the US on a tour that Willoughby found very strenuous. Willoughby reformed No Fixed Address in 1987, and in 1988, the band toured Europe, including Eastern Bloc countries where Willoughby made his wry comment about "being hungry in Hungary" while appearing at the 1987 East Berlin Music Festival. Coloured Stone then returned to Australia, where Coloured Stone were awarded Best Indigenous Album at the 1986 Australian Music Awards for their debut album Human Love. He played drums for them between 19, including on their Scottish tour where they appeared with k.d. Returning to Australia, Willoughby joined his cousin Bunna Lawrie, and his band Coloured Stone, founded in 1977. A documentary of this tour No Fixed Address in London was produced and screened on SBS TV. They played at "The Elephant Fayre" rock festival and appeared at a concert for striking miners. After the success of the Peter Tosh tour, Willoughby and his band became the first Aboriginal band to travel overseas, becoming cultural ambassadors for their people while touring Great Britain in 1984, playing at nine cities including London, Bristol, Leeds, Plymouth and Manchester. During 1982, Willoughby also played drums with Shane Howard and Goanna. In 1982, Willoughby and his band toured Australia in support of Peter Tosh, and a documentary of this tour was screened by SBS TV entitled Peter Tosh in Concert, featuring Willoughby and No Fixed Address. In 1979, No Fixed Address played its first large concert at the National Aboriginal Day event held in Taperoo, South Australia, and over the years has played at numerous concerts for Aboriginal causes, including Rock Against Racism, The Artists Newsletter Association, the Campaign Against Racial Exploitation and the National Aboriginal Country Music Festival.Īt the end of 1981, No Fixed Address were the support band for Ian Dury and the Blockheads on their one and only Australia tour. He formed his first band, also Australia's first Indigenous rock band, No Fixed Address, in 1978, though he also played with Jimmy Chi's newly formed band Kuckles throughout 19. Willoughby's musical career commenced in 1978, and in this period he developed as a distinctive Indigenous Australian musician notable for his pioneering fusion of reggae music with Indigenous Australian influences.
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