Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, indigenous artist geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever come out of australia. Gurrumul, geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, craig pilkington gurrumul. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, also referred to since his. Listen to songs by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. The highest selling indigenous artist in history, dr g yunupingu released two subsequent top five studio albums, rrakala and the gospel album, achieved a swag of aria awards, performed across. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was a charting, awardwinning singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist from australia. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, often known simply as gurrumul, was an indigenous australian musician. Gurrumul s foundation was established in april 20 with a clear purpose to engage and support young indigenous australians particularly in remote communities through long term programs and activities that build on their strengths and give them hope for the future. It follows in the footsteps of the multi aria award winning double platinum debut album released in february 2008 and which has gone on to sell half a million copies worldwide. Since his death, he should generally be referred to as dr. Transcending cultural boundaries, gurrumul, a documentary film distributed by madman entertainment, released on april 25, 2018, provides a truly reverent portrait of the talented blind musician and the man considered in indigenous culture, a child of the rainbow, geoffrey gurrumul yunipingu 1971. Listen to geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu and you will surrender to the greatest voice this continent has ever recorded. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu wikimili, the free encyclopedia. A multiinstrumentalist, he played drums, keyboards, guitar a righthandstrung guitar played lefthanded and didgeridoo, but it was the clarity.
Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, always referred to simply as gurrumul, is an australian aborigine from elcho island off the far north coast of the continent. A multiinstrumentalist, he played drums, keyboards, guitar a righthandstrung guitar played lefthanded and didgeridoo, but it was the clarity of his singing voice that attracted rave. Gurrumul open your heart and stem the tide of indifference. The yolngu experience the rhythm divine abc radio national. Wenn man nun bedenkt dass gurrumul einerseits blind andererseit auch noch linkshander ist, kann man erahnen was fur ein absoluter ausnahmekunster dieser junge mann ist. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Gurrumul, geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, craig pilkington. Buy and download geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu music at. Gurrumul plays piano, drums, nylonstring acoustic guitar, electric and acoustic guitars. Gurrumuls foundation was established in april 20 with a clear purpose to engage and support young indigenous australians particularly in remote communities through long term programs and activities that build on their strengths and give them hope for the future. Hohnen talked him around to trying new genres, and the singer liked to impress. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu on amazon music amazon uk. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. I was born blind, and i dont know why god knows why, because he love me so as i grew up, my spirit knew discovered using shazam, the music discovery app.
Gurrumul hospital row highlights indigenous health obstacles. Indigenous australian music, postminimalism, singersongwriter. Gurrumul yunupingu born 22 january 1971, galiwinku, elcho island, australia died 25 july 2017, tiwi, darwin, northern territory, australia was an indigenous australian musician who sang in yol. When geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu picked up his guitar and sang, there was reverential silence all around him. Gurrumul yunupingu, geoffrey gurrumul jetzt kaufen. Apr 14, 2018 left to his own devices, hohnen said, geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu would have made an arnhem land reggae album. Most of his songs are sung in galpu, gumatj or djambarrpuyngu, which are all languages of the yolngu people of northeastern arnhem land. Gurrumul, geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu rrakala amazon.
Left to his own devices, hohnen said, geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu would have made an arnhem land reggae album. His solo excursions highlight his amazing talent as a singersongwritermusician and his beautiful voice singing the songs of his gumatj country. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu wiyathul lyrics musixmatch. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of rrakala 2011 by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu at mp3caprice. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu born 1970 is an indigenous australian musician. Rrakala by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu buy and download. Listen to gurrumul soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 558 followers. Born blind, yunupingu is reknowned for his beautiful singing voice. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, also referred to since his death as dr g yunupingu, was an indigenous australian musician. In 2008 yunupingu was nominated for four aria awards, winning the awards for best world music album and best independent release. Transcending cultural boundaries, gurrumul, a documentary film distributed by madman entertainment, released on april 25, 2018, provides a truly reverent portrait of the talented blind musician and the man considered in indigenous culture, a child of the rainbow, geoffrey gurrumul yunipingu 1971 2017. Gurrumul, geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu rrakala music. Bayini is spiritual love song performed in yolngu matha, an indigenous language of northern australia.
Jan 05, 2019 when geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu picked up his guitar and sang, there was reverential silence all around him. Indigenous musician geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu has performed across europe and the us. Music profile for geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, born 22 january 1971. Check out geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu on amazon music. At the 2011 aria awards, rrakala won the award for best world music album. Lyrics to gurrumul history i was born blind by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Get all the lyrics to songs by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Feb 11, 2008 gurrumul by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Apr 14, 2016 indigenous musician geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu has performed across europe and the us. It is track three on geoffrey gurrumul yunupingus album, rrakala, which was released by skinny fish music on april 15, 2011. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu adrian cook photography. Gurrumul history i was born blind geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Yunupingu was born on galiwinku, elcho island, in the massive arnhem land, one of the five regions that make up australias northern.
Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Singing in his native yolngu tongue, gurrumul yunupingu uses his selftitled debut he had previously been part of the massively successful yothu yindi to showcase a vocal talent rarely heard in any culture, but especially surprising against the backdrop of the usually repetitive, frenetic australian aboriginal forms. Original versions of these songs can be found on the albums, gurrumul and rrakala skinnyfish music. Blind from birth, he found purpose and meaning through songs and music inspired by his community and country on elcho island in far north east arnhem land. At the time of his passing he was the bestknown aboriginal musician in australias history, with multiplatinum album success as proof. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu at mp3caprice. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
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Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu simple english wikipedia, the. However hope medias nick bennett caught up with gurrumuls producer, collaborator, spokesperson and longtime friend michael hohnen in the leadup to the albums release. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, also referred to since his death as dr g yunupingu, was an indigenous australian musician. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu album discography allmusic. A bestselling, awardwinning, charttopping australian aboriginal singer, songwriter, and. All geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was born on january 22, 1971 in galiwinku, elcho island, australia. Yunupingu, best known worldwide as australian indigenous musician gurrumul, has died at the age of 46. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
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