Lou Bennett (musician)

Lou Bennett AM is an Indigenous Australian musician, actress and academic researching Aboriginal languages and their retrieval.

[1][2] In October 2015 Bennett completed a PhD on Aboriginal language retrieval and reclamation at RMIT University.

follows Bennett's life as she recounts a series of stories that include the occasion when she revealed her sexuality to her family, her first live performance, moving into an urban environment and her time with Tiddas.

[5] Bennett was a member of The Black Arm Band, for which she was an artistic director, composer, vocal supervisor and performer.

[9][10] Bennett also contributed vocals to the 2012 Australian film The Sapphires, following her involvement with the 2004 Melbourne stage production.