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Dobby’s album on the Murray-Darling Basin gets ARIA nominaton

05/11/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: Rhyan Clapham, aka Dobby, in Brewarrina where he feels most connected with the water. Photo credit: Prince Reyes

In his first-ever album Rhyan Clapham, known by his stage name Dobby, brought together his ancestral connection to the Murray-Darling Basin and hip hop earning him a nomination for the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Award under the category Best World Music Album. 

“It’s definitely a very surreal moment,” Ryhan said.

The album, titled Warangu: River Story, takes the listener on a journey through the Murray-Darling Basin, capturing the undiluted voices of the inhabitants and the sounds of nature around them…

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