Joseph Benjamin Geia (born 1959, Ingham) is an Australian musician of Murri Aboriginal heritage. As a solo artist he has released three albums, Yil Lull (1988), Tribal Journey (1996) and Nunga, Koori and a Murri Love (2005). He has worked with artists, No Fixed Address (1982–83), Shane Howard (1986–88, 1991) and Rebecca Barnard (1990). In 1988 Geia composed the track, "Yil Lull", which has been recorded by other artists, Paul Kelly, Archie Roach, Jimmy Barnes, and the Singers for the Red, Black and Gold, which included Howard, Kelly, Christine Anu, Renée Geyer, and Tiddas. Biography Joe Geia was born in 1959 in Ingham, Queensland and grew up as a member of the Murri peoples. His father, Albert Geia, was a cane cutter and indigenous elder, who was one of the leaders of the Palm Island strike of 1957. As a result, Albert, and other leaders, were banned from the island. Geia is a composer, guitarist, singer and didgeridoo player and has been recognised as one of the most influential figures in the development of contemporary Indigenous music. In the late 1970s he was a member of a Kuku Yalanji dance troupe. He moved to Adelaide to attend the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) at the University of Adelaide. While at CASM he joined the Aboriginal band, No Fixed Address, in 1982 providing vocals, percussion and didgeridoo. As a member of the group he was recorded on their studio album, From My Eyes (August 1982). Geia left in mid-1983 to live in Sydney where he formed a reggae band, Nya Nunga. In 1985 he disbanded Nya Nunga and relocated to Melbourne where he formed Prince Nayh and the Slaves of Sin with Peter Camm on guitar, Chris Coyne on saxophone, Barry Denik on bass guitar, Rob Dixon on keyboards, Steve Hewitt on trumpet, Des McKenna on drums (ex-Lavidia Sage), John Petros on guitar, and Koori Brother William on vocals. In the following year they toured South Australia and Northern Territory. During that year Geia joined Shane Howard and Friends on vocals and guitar alongside Shane Howard on lead vocals (ex-Goanna) and Howard's former bandmates, Marcia Howard (his sister) on backing vocals, Simon Curphy on guitar, Joe Imbrol on bass guitar and Dave Stewart on drums. Geia, Shane, Marcia and Curphy continued with the Shane Howard Band from 1987 to 1988. Also in 1987 Geia was appointed as a cultural