James Ronald Chi was an Australian composer, musician and playwright.
10 Facts About Jimmy Chi
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Jimmy Chi's best known work is the 1990 musical Bran Nue Dae, which was adapted for film in 2009.
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Jimmy Chi attended a Catholic school in Perth, and went on to university in WA.
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Jimmy Chi became severely depressed, but was helped by his faith.
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Jimmy Chi's most acclaimed work is Bran Nue Dae, written in collaboration with his band Kuckles, Scrap Metal, The Pigram Brothers, and friends.
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Jimmy Chi wrote the musical Corrugation Road, which was first performed by the Black Swan Theatre at the Fairfax Studio in Melbourne in 1996 before an Australian national tour.
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Jimmy Chi's songs have been covered by such artists as the Irish singer Mary Black and Aboriginal singer Archie Roach.
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Jimmy Chi's hymns are regularly sung at Aboriginal funerals in Broome.
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In 1991, Jimmy Chi was awarded the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Drama Award for Bran Nue Dae.
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Jimmy Chi spent most of his later life at home in Broome with his family and friends.