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Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (22 January 1971 – 25 July 2017), commonly known as Gurrumul and also referred to since his death as Dr G. Yunupingu, [note 1] [5] [6] [7] was a Yolŋu Aboriginal Australian musician. [8]
Jun 10, 2009 · Gurrumul - Wiyathul (Live 2008) Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's music video 'Wiyathul', taken from the album 'Gurrumul'.
Jul 27, 2017 · With the passing of world famous Indigenous musician Dr G Yunupingu, we lost an inspiring man to a treatable disease. This is the story for too many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Gurrumul Yunupingu 1971 – 2017. Gurrumul was raised on Elcho Island, off the coast of North East Arnhem Land, as a member of the Gumatj clan. Born blind, his powerfully emotive yet fragile voice has affected the public unlike any other Australian artist.
Jul 25, 2017 · AUSTRALIAN musical great Dr G Yunupingu has died, aged 46, after a long battle with illness, his music label has confirmed. The multiple ARIA-Award-winner, whose full name news.com.au has withheld for cultural reasons, died in Royal Darwin Hospital about 5pm on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2018 · In less than a decade, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu became Australia’s biggest-selling Indigenous musician. This was the final okay from Gurrumul, who as a co-producer had been involved in most aspects of the film. He had also, with Hohnen and composer Erkki Veltheim, created or reworked about 50 pieces of music specifically for the documentary.
Jul 26, 2017 · The best-selling Aboriginal musician in Australian history has died. Dr. G. Yunupingu had a sweet tenor voice and a gentle guitar style that took him far beyond his homeland. He was just 46 years...
Jul 26, 2017 · Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, an Aboriginal Australian singer whose soulful voice and prodigious guitar playing took him from the remote island of his birth to concert halls around the world, died...
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1970–2017), a Gumatj man from north-east Arnhem Land, was born blind but learned to play guitar, keyboard, drums and didgeridoo as a child. He performed with Yothu Yindi from 1985 to 1992, when he formed the Saltwater Band.
Jul 26, 2017 · The singer –- whose full name is Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – passed away at the Royal Darwin Hospital, his record label Skinnyfish Music Australia said in a statement.
