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Gurrumul

With the release of this his first solo album, Gurrumul, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu highlights the tremendous talent he has to offer Indigenous music in Australia, and indeed, the world.

Gurrumul / Artist biography

Blind from birth, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is a powerhouse of musical creativity. Geoffrey, or Gudjuk as he is also called, is from the Gumatj nation, his mother from the Galpu nation, both First Nations peoples from North East Arnhemland.

Information / http://www.myspace.com/gurrumul

A former member of Yothu Yindi, now with Saltwater Band, Gurrumul's solo excursions highlight his amazing talent as a singer/songwriter/musician, his beautiful voice singing the songs of his Gumatj country will never leave you. Geoffrey's band, the Saltwater Band, who hail from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island, NE Arnhem Land, are a much loved and popularly noted Indigenous band, partly because of Gurrumul's influence and guidance.

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