Yothu Yindi News

An indigenous Australian singer has topped the Australian independent record charts with an album recorded mostly in his native Yungul language.

Sydney audiences are set to marvel at Australia's most gifted indigenous musician - blind singer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.

“I think it led to quite a lot of very powerful allegiances and relationships that led to the success of [the band] Yothu Yindi”

Federal Labor politician and former Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett says the former frontman of the Warumpi Band was a pioneer in Australian rock music. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“Aboriginal people weren't in a position to argue.”

A literary tradition born of deprivation and loss lives on in songs and stories of empowerment. via The Age

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu at the launch of his CD GEOFFREY Gurrumul Yunupingu's path to stardom will take a giant leap when he supports Elton John at his Darwin concert. via News.com.au

Australia has produced very few, if any, popular singers of such extraordinary talent that their voices seem to be a gift from the gods. via The Sydney Morning Herald

“I have had a very strong education from my traditional elders and family to do with lyrics”

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu sings mainly in his native Yolngu language, but the little-known singer from Elcho Island in north-east Arnhem Land can move mainstream audiences to tears. via The West Australian

“Bashed teen looked like a mannequin”

GEOFFREY Gurrumul Yunupingu is a man of few words, yet his voice can touch the heart and soul. via The Austrailian

Blindness and shyness have not hindered a brilliant talent, writes Bruce Elder. INTERVIEWING Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is very, very different. via The Sydney Morning Herald