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Indigenous singer Archie Roach was awarded the Don Banks Music Award for a "distinguished artist over age 50 who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music". Roach, who continues to play concerts despite recent health problems, said it was "quite an honour". "This is a big one. It's very prestigious. Don Banks was the first chair of the music board of the Australia Council so it's a real honour," he said on Sunday.
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