From the Bush

From the Bush is a compilation album of Australian Indigenous bands released in Australia by CAAMA in 1990. It was nominated for a 1991 ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release.

Rough Guides calls it "a fine introduction to the contemporary music of Central Australia's desert regions and sparse townships." Penelope Layland writing in the Canberra Times gave it a mostly negative review, saying most of the album was "fairly standard music" and "run-of-the-mill musical forms" but noting the better songs "those which incorporate at least some elements of traditional Aboriginal music or traditional instrumentation".

Track listing

 * 1) Don't worry just be happy – Blekbala Mujik
 * 2) Tjana anu wilurara – Chrysophrase
 * 3) Hermannsburg Mountain – Irwin Inkamala & the Country lads
 * 4) Mardaka nyanu – North Tanami Band
 * 5) She's my sister – Daryl Smith
 * 6) Seasons coming – Areyonga Desert Tigers
 * 7) Tjitji tjuta wankanyi – Titjikala Desert Oaks Band
 * 8) To leave this young black girl – Wairuk Band
 * 9) We’re the Wedgetail Eagles – Wedgetail Eagle Band
 * 10) Pitjantjatjara Boy Like Me – Isaac Yamma
 * 11) Pitulu (Petrol) – Punch Thompson
 * 12) Mount Doreen – Western Desert Band
 * 13) Blackmans crying – Frank Yamma
 * 14) Alice don't grow so fast – Amunda
 * 15) Dreamtime blues – Bill Wellington
 * 16) I'm telling you – Irwin Inkamala & the Country Lads
 * 17) Black Boy – Wedgetail Eagle Band
 * 18) Lajamanu – North Tanami Band
 * 19) Nitmiluk – Blekbala Mujik
 * Tracks 1,4,9,12,16,18 and 19 only appear on the cd version.