Music’s power to form, sustain and present social identities is especially relevant in today’s changing and increasingly networked world. A panel of Indigenous researchers and performers from Australia and overseas discuss: how songs can support language revitalization; how music can help us to understand our history and our communities; and how Indigenous youth today are using Rap music to share their cultural knowledge and their lived experiences. A Sydney Ideas event on 27 May 2016. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2016/music_and_contemporary_indigenous_identities_forum.shtml