Emma Donovan

Born in 1981, Emma Donovan is an aclaimed Australian soul singer and songwriter best known for her work with rhythm combo The Putbacks and prior to this, The Black Arm Band project. Emma started he singing career at age seven, Emma appeared in family band The Donovans. On her mother's side, Emma is part of the famed Donovan family of singers of the Gumbaynggirr people from Northern NSW. On her father's side, Emma is of the Yamatji people in Western Australia. In 2004, Emma was the subject of SBS documentary Gumbaynggirr Lady and in 2007 she joined the Black Arm Band, reproducing iconic songs of the Aboriginal resistance movement in a theatrical setting. The band consisted of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. It was an enormously important group, producing a number of shows which toured internationally and helped establish the careers of a new generation of Indigenous singers.