''The Concert Collection 2012–2018'' is a three-disc

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

by Australian singer-songwriter

Archie Roach Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian (Gunditjmara and Western Bundjalung people, Bundjalung) singer-songwriter and Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach wa ...

. The album features live recordings from Roach's three most recent studio albums. The album was released in May 2019. In July 2019, Roach was nominated for two awards at the 2019

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; including Album of the Year.

Background

Disc 1 combines live recordings from The Arts Centre in

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in November 2012, and from the State Theatre in

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in January 2013 from the Into the Bloodstream tour. Disc 2 was the Let Love Rule concert in Melbourne Recital Centre in October 2016 and featured the voices of both the Dhungala Children's Choir and Short Black Opera. Disc 3 was recorded at Hamer Hall at Arts Centre in Melbourne on 6 May 2018, with Tiddas for the Dancing with My Spirit concert.

Reception

Jeff Jenkins from ''Stack'' called it "a deeply moving collection" and called out Roach's resonant tone as "the star of the show". Jenkins also called for Roach to be inducted into the

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. Angustus Welby from ''Beat Magazine'' called the release "a celebration of his three-decade legacy".

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

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