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The music of Australia has an extensive history stretching back to the Indigenous and colonial societies. Indigenous Australian music is a part of the unique heritage of a 40,000–60,000 year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of Indigenous and Western styles (exemplified in the works of No Fixed Address, Yothu Yindi, Christine Anu and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu) mark distinctly Australian contributions to world music. During its early western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies, and Australian folk music and bush ballads such as Waltzing Matilda were heavily influenced by Anglo-Celtic traditions, while classical forms were derived from those of Europe. Contemporary Australian music ranges across a broad spectrum with trends often concurrent with those of the US, the UK, and similar nations – notably in the Australian rock and Australian country music genres. Tastes have diversified along with post-World War II multicultural immigration to Australia. Notable Australian musicians include: the opera singers Dame Nellie Melba and Dame Joan Sutherland; the bass-baritone Peter Dawson, country music stars Slim Dusty (Australia's biggest selling domestic artist) and John Williamson; solo artists John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John (5 #1 Hot 100 hits, like "You're the One That I Want"), Missy Higgins, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Sebastian, Delta Goodrem, Sia Furler, Cody Simpson, Jessica Mauboy, Havana Brown, Gotye (#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Somebody That I Used to Know" ft. New Zealander Kimbra), Rick Springfield (#1 Hot 100 hit with "Jessie's Girl") and Tina Arena, pub rock band Cold Chisel, folk-rocker Paul Kelly; Dance groups The Avalanches and Cut Copy; jazz guitarist Tommy Emmanuel; pioneer rocker Johnny O'Keefe, global folk-rock band The Seekers, global rock and pop bands Men at Work (2 #1 Hot 100 hits, like "Down Under" in 1983), The EasyBeats, Air Supply (#1 Hot 100 hit with "The One That You Love"), Crowded House, AC/DC, INXS (#1 Hot 100 hit with "Need You Tonight"), Little River Band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Midnight Oil, Dragon, Silverchair, Youth Group, You Am I and Powderfinger; Pendulum, Pop Rock duo Savage Garden (2 #1 Hot 100 hits, like "Truly Madly Deeply" in 1998), pop punk band 5 Seconds of Summer, alternative music stars the John Butler Trio, Xavier Rudd, Jet, Wolfmother, Sick Puppies, Tame Impala and The Vines. Other popular artists and groups include The Choirboys, Chantoozies, Saint Jude, Cheetah, Marc Williams, Peter Andre, Goanna, Australian Crawl, Rose Tattoo, Colleen Hewett, Keith Urban, The Angels, Ted Mullry Gang, Hush, Chocolate Starfish, The Mixtures, Helen Reddy, Diana Trask, Thundamentals, San Cisco, Empire of the Sun, Hilltop Hoods and Iggy Azalea (#1 Hot 100 hit with "Fancy" in 2014). ==Indigenous music== (詳細はAborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Music forms an integral part of the social, cultural and ceremonial observances of these peoples, and has been so for over 60,000 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts )〕 Traditional Indigenous music is best characterised by the didgeridoo, the best-known instrument, which is considered by some to be the world's oldest. Archaeological studies of rock art in the Northern Territory suggest people of the Kakadu region were playing the instrument 15,000 years ago. Contemporary Indigenous Australian music has covered numerous styles, including rock and roll, country, hip hop, and reggae. Jimmy Little is regarded as the first Aboriginal performer to achieve mainstream success, with his debut 1964 song "The Royal Telephone" highly popular and successful.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Contemporary Aboriginal Music )〕 In 2005, Little was presented with an honorary doctorate in music by the University of Sydney. Despite the popularity of some of his work, Little failed to launch Indigenous music in the country—from the 1970s onwards, groups such as Coloured Stone, Warumpi Band, and No Fixed Address would help improve the image of the genre.〔 It would be Yothu Yindi that would bring Indigenous music to the mainstream, with their 1991 song "Treaty", from the album ''Tribal Voice'', becoming a hit. would go on to reach #11 on the ARIA Singles Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yothu Yindi – Treaty )〕 The band's performances were based on the traditional Yolngu dance, and embodied a sharing of culture.〔 The success of Yothu Yindi—winners of eight ARIA Awards〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Winners by artist: Yothu Yindi )〕—was followed in by Kev Carmody, Tiddas, Christine Anu, and numerous other Indigenous Australian musicians.〔 Indigenous Australian music is unique, as it dates back more than 60,000 years to the prehistory of Australia and continues the ancient songlines through contemporary artists as diverse as: David Dahwurr Hudson, Jimmy Little, Warumpi Band, Yothu Yindi, Tiddas, Wild Water, Christine Anu, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Saltwater Band, Nabarlek, Nokturnl, the Pigram Brothers, Coloured Stone, Blekbala Mujik, Kev Carmody, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Music of Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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