Radical Son

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_name = Dave Leha

| alias = Dave Clive

| genre = hip hop, reggae, dub, R’n’B

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| instrument = Vocals

| label = Wantok Musik

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David Leha, known professionally as Radical Son, is a Kamilaroi and Tongan singer.{{Citation | last = Schwartz | first = Larry | date = 6 July 2014 | title = Radical Son's hard lessons strike a musical note | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald | url = http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/radical-sons-hard-lessons-strike-a-musical-note-20140706-zsxtv.html }} He was part of the GetUp Mob, which released a cover version of "From Little Things Big Things Grow" in May 2008 – it reached No. 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart.{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+GetUp+Mob&titel=From+Little+Things+Big+Things+Grow&cat=s | title = The GetUp Mob – "From Little Things Big Things Grow" | last = Hung | first = Steffen | work = Australian Charts Portal | publisher = Hung Medien | access-date = 10 August 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120310174537/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+GetUp+Mob&titel=From+Little+Things+Big+Things+Grow&cat=s | archive-date = 10 March 2012 }}{{cite journal | date = 28 April 2008 | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080519140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080520-0000/issue948.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 28th April 2008 ~ Issue #948 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | format = PDF | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 948 | pages = 2–3, 11, 15–16, 21 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue948.pdf | archive-date = 19 May 2008 | access-date = 22 September 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Other members of the temporary group were the song's writers Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly together with Urthboy, Missy Higgins, Mia Dyson, Jane Tyrrell, Dan Sultan, Joel Wenitong and Ozi Batla.

Radical Son's second studio album, Cause 'n Effect was released through Wantok music in October 2014{{Citation | last = Jones | first = Martin| title = Radical Son – Cause ‘N Affect | periodical = Rhythms | url = https://rhythms.com.au/reviews/radical-son-cause-n-affect/ }} and features appearances from Archie Roach, Emma Donovan, and Deline Briscoe. He was a cast member of The Rabbits with music by Kate Miller-Heidke, an opera by based on the book The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan.{{Cite news|url=http://childrensbooksdaily.com/the-rabbits-come-to-brisbane/|title=The Rabbits Come to Brisbane – Children's Books Daily...|date=2016-01-28|work=Children's Books Daily...|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en-US}} The Rabbits won four Helpmann Awards. In 2016 Radical Son performed at WOMADelaide.{{Cite web|url=https://www.womadelaide.com.au/archives/2016/radical-son|title=Radical Son – WOMADelaide 2018|website=www.womadelaide.com.au|access-date=2018-09-19}}

In 2017 he recorded "Leave them Tents Alone!!", sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)", to protest the subsequent removal of homeless people's tents and belongings by Sydney City Council from the centre of Sydney.{{Cite web|url=http://pleasehelpourhomeless.com/|title=An opportunity to help those who don't have a voice – Hey, Council, Leave them Tents Alone!! – Please Help Our Homeless|website=Please Help Our Homeless|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-21}}

Discography

=Albums =

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scope="row"| Radical Son

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  • Released: 11 July 2005 (Australia){{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/radical-son/456300303|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522002122/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/radical-son/456300303|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 May 2019|title=Radical Son by Radical Son|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple|access-date=2 May 2019}}
  • Label: David Leha
  • Format: Digital download
scope="row"| Cause 'n Affect

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  • Released: 10 October 2014 (Australia){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/cause-n-affect/920335401|title=Cause 'n Affect by Radical Son|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple|access-date=2 May 2019}}
  • Label: Wantok Music
  • Format: Digital download
scope="row"| Bilambiyal

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  • Released: 12 July 2024
  • Label: Wantok Music
  • Format: Digital download

Awards and nominations

=ARIA Music Awards=

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

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| 2024

| Bilambiyal

| Best World Music Album

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| {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-26/aria-awards-2024-nominations-royel-otis-kylie-minogue-dom-dolla/104398174|title= ARIA Awards 2024 nominations — everything you need to know|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=26 September 2024|access-date=29 September 2024}}

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References

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