Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, often known simply as gurrumul, was an indigenous australian musician. An australiawide tour to promote the album began in canberra on may 12 and ends with a show in sydney at the metro on june 4. Harmonize ft darassa, country boy, young lunya,moni, billnas, rosa ree, baghdad bedroom remix april 18, 2020. Paul williams mustsee documentary about the late, great musician does justice to a life lived. Music profile for geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, born 22 january 1971. Without access to doctors or hospitals, native americans relied on the many plants that grew around their homes. Gurrumul history i was born blind by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Family of gurrumul yunupingu allows use of name and image. It is performed in a mixture of both yolngu and english. I was asked to shoot geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu for the cover of rolling stone magazine. The musician approved the film three days before his. National screening for documentary about the life of gurrumul. Calling on all nations to rize up and be counted, blue king browns new album born free is an uplifting and powerful soundtrack to global struggles for freedom and unity.
Brown mauzo ft jovial tujenge april 18, 2020 video. The sequences of gurrumul working in studio with hohnen and veltheim, basing songs on traditional themes and totems, are simply sublime. Blind from birth, geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu is a powerhouse of musical creativity. The track gurrumul history i was born blind also won a deadly for single of the year. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu simple english wikipedia. His life and music i was asked to shoot geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu for the cover of rolling stone magazine. So ive bring back classic albums posttag for gurrumul by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu but as noted just above, i did try to leave it out of the title and do try mainly with refer to the album which was named after him but its impossible to do this and im embedding the album itself too so thats why the disclaimer at the top. Now dont you go forgettin o the land that you were born you got some place to go you got some place to belong and when youre feeling lonely put your feet down in the earth reconnect with your soul, reconnect with the world see the the roots of the tree are your family and if they be the roots then the fruit is me see the love that they give is the love thats free so i know that it cant be. Since his death, he should generally be referred to as dr.
I was born blind, and i dont know why god knows why, because he love me so as i grew up, my spirit knew. One of the delights of the film is the footage of geoffrey gurrumul yunupingus yolngu community on elcho island in northeast arnhem land and seeing how the singer, who was blind from birth, learned songs as a child. His third studio album, titled simply the gospel album, presents the soothing, harmonious gospel sounds of the traditional remote northern territory churches it features classic songs such as amazing grace, which includes a glimpse of australian rock royalty paul kellys voice, and jesu, sung in gurrumuls native languages, yol. Gurrumul is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road. Dreaming of a day theres justice under this sun looking at this movement i see thats already begun, and im grateful for it, big up dem freedom fighters givin all their living, keep us thinkin now well not forget them. Always pushing musical boundaries, the bands idea was to break into new ground with this release. According to them, he is australias most important voicehad the best day. Blue king brown are an australian urban roots ensemble formed in 2003 in byron bay by mainstays nattali rize and carlo santone. Gurrumul history i was born blind geoffrey gurrumul. Elders also went outside tradition in allowing the use of gurrumul s name and depictions of him for the film because of the importance of his work and the role it will play in preserving indigenous culture.
Help us improve click here if you liked this article 23 nicholas gordon was invited as a guest. The cds upbeat, high energy, i hope blue king brown s music can make it through to the masses, eeeaayy. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from blue king brown at the discogs marketplace. Lyrics to gurrumul history i was born blind by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. The mourning family of late indigenous australian musician gurrumul yunupingu is breaking with cultural tradition to allow the use of his name and. Blue king brown now dont you got for day another land that you were born you got some place to go you. Supporting and strengthening young indigenous australians particularly in remote communities through longterm programs and activities. The gurrumul dvd is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road. Audio chris brown lady in a glass dress mp3 downlad. The most remarkable feature of gurrumul, the recent first album by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, is the blind australian indigenous singers extraordinary voice. Feb 08, 2018 born blind, gurrumul yunupingu first picked up a guitar at the age of six, learning to play it upside down because he was left handed. Listen to geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu yes, he does belong to the family that gave the world yothu yindi as he sings in galpu, djambarrpuynu, gumatj and, occasionally, in english and you will. Yunupingu, best known worldwide as australian indigenous musician gurrumul, has died at. Indigenous australian music, postminimalism, singersongwriter.
Riding the wave of their massive lead singles, rize up and all nations, the anticipation for their new album has been building for almost a year. 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. The life of geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu is currently in product for release in 2016. Most of his songs are sung in galpu, gumatj or djambarrpuyngu, which are all languages of the yolngu people of northeastern arnhem land. Jul 30, 2015 his third studio album, titled simply the gospel album, presents the soothing, harmonious gospel sounds of the traditional remote northern territory churches it features classic songs such as amazing grace, which includes a glimpse of australian rock royalty paul kellys voice, and jesu, sung in gurrumuls native languages, yol.
If they make it to your neck of the woods dont miss em. According to them, he is australias most important vo read more. At the time of his passing he was the bestknown aboriginal musician in australias history, with multiplatinum album success as proof. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu and blue king brown with gathu mawala, a remix of the song on gurrumul s second album rrakala which also took out album of the year while gurrumul himself was named. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from gurrumul.
Oct 07, 2011 t wo years ago, when geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, as he was then known, made his london debut at the union chapel, i awarded him five stars and predicted that he was going to be the next world. The record, royalty, was originally slated for a nov. Great blend of instrumentsstrings, keyboard, all kinds of things ya bang on and harmonies. 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. Now dont you go forgettin o the land that you were born you got some place to go you got. When gurrumul died last year at just 46, he had been suffering from liver and kidney diseases for many years though thats not mentioned in the doco. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, also referred to since his death as dr g yunupingu, was an indigenous australian musician. The cds upbeat, high energy, i hope blue king browns music can make it through to the masses, eeeaayy. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, also referred to since his death as dr g yunupingu, was an indigenous australian musician. Chris brown is in the news again but not for any beef or violent act. Geoffrey, or gudjuk as he is also called, is from the gumatj nation, his mother from the galpu nation both from north east arnhemland.
The documentary will be produced by shannon swan and directed by. It reached number three on the aria charts, won aria awards for best world music album and best independent release and won a deadly for album of the year. Gurrumul history i was born blind by geoffrey gurrumul. Apr 17, 2018 a sensitive documentary reinforces gurrumul s attachment to his home on elcho island and his bonds with his family and his key collaborators. While traditional aboriginal music tends to be loud and percussive. Wmg, mgm distribution on behalf of lion house records. Gurrumul is the debut album for geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. 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. Skinnyfish music is a darwinbased record label that works in partnership with artists and their communities to produce music by, about and for them, and to take their music to the wider world. Tyga 10 chris brown red lights 11 chris brown just so you know 12 chris brown ghetto tales chris brown come. Jul 25, 2017 geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was a charting, awardwinning singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist from australia. We have detected that cookies are disabled for your browser. Get all the lyrics to songs by blue king brown and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. His music is of course his enduring legacy, but this wellconstructed film is quite a good memento of his life, from childhood through yothu yindi and saltwater band to his stellar.
Now dont you go forgettin o the land that you were born you got some place to go you got some place to belong. Opening in cinemas at the same time as his final album tops the aria charts, this documentary offers an intimate look at the life of gurrumul the singer with an angelic voice who raised awareness of yolngu culture around the world. All our dvds are new australian region 4 dvds made for australian dvd players. Music video for elcho islands incredibly talented solo artist gurrumul yunupingu, please look him up.
Gurrumul is an important record of a very gifted yolngu man, his culture, and the place he came from. Listen to songs by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Singer and musician geoffrey gurrumul, who has been blind since birth, performed with sydney symphony orchestra last year at sydney opera house as part of vivid festival. Warwuyu a aaraku bapawu aurununa gunipunharayu ya, a, bapa marrkapmirri aathina wilawilayurruna. Gurrumuls djarimirri child of the rainbow behind the songs of the charttopping album the yolngu artists manager and collaborator explains why the album is a creative meeting place for. I was born blind, and i dont know why god knows why, because he love me so as i grew up, my spirit knew then i learnt to read the world of destruction united we stand, divided we fall together well stand, in solidarity. See more ideas about native american, american and nativity. Rpm is very excited to bring you an exclusive first listen. Native american herbal remedies have been used for centuries to cure common illnesses and treat various health conditions. National screening for documentary about the life of. The results surfaced on the abc live recording his life and music late last year and gurrumul will recreate the show with adelaide symphony orchestra at prince alfred college oval. Bayini live live 20 geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu delta goodrem. Please enable cookies and refresh this page to continue using the store.