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. As the documentary progresses, we watch as his wapu brother not only walks with gurrumul, handinhand, through various musical performances, but also fronts the media on his behalf as his friend, helper and spokesman. Three days after geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu approved the film, he died. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, always referred to simply as gurrumul, is an australian aborigine from elcho island off the far north coast of the continent. Since his death, he should generally be referred to as dr. Gurrumul geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu releases allmusic. His fragile but powerfully emotive voice has affected the public in a way no other artist has done in this country.
The lyrics for gurrumul history i was born blind by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu have been translated into 1 languages i was born blind, and i dont know why god knows why, because he love me so as i grew up, my spirit knew. It is performed in a mixture of both yolngu and english. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Living a traditional yolngu life, his breakthrough album gurrumul brought him. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to. Gurrumul yunupingu in the documentary of dr g yunupingus life 2017 paul. New documentary on the late aboriginal musician gurrumul at the. Australia 19 august 2017 closing night film melbourne international film festival australia 23 september 2017 darwin international film festival australia 9 october 2017 adelaide film festival germany february 2018. A soaring, evocative audiovisual journey into the life, culture and landscapes of one of australias most beloved singers the late geoffrey gurrumul yunup. The track gurrumul history i was born blind also won a deadly for single of the year.
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. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu simple english wikipedia. Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, indigenous artist geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was one of the most important and. Most of his songs are sung in galpu, gumatj or djambarrpuyngu, 1 which are all languages of. One of the items the macassans traded with yolngu people was. 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. Local indigenous artist geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu achieves something after his passing in july of 2017 which he didnt do while he was still alive, and that is score a no.
And having introduced us to this world with quasiwestern music cowritten with his bassist partner, michael hohnen, made incredibly special through his honeyed voice, gurrumul leaves us having died in 2017 with a new record that digs deep into his ceremonial reality the chants that go with the dances and body decoration that celebrate. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. 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. His recording label, darwinbased skinnyfish music, announced the death but did not disclose the cause. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu gurrumul history i was born. Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, indigenous artist geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was one of the most. Filmed over many years and completed just prior to gurrumuls passing in july 2017, gurrumul is a beautiful celebration of his life and career.
Yunupingu, best known worldwide as australian indigenous musician gurrumul, has died at. Germany 19 february 2018 berlin international film festival australia 25 april 2018. 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. Over four years in the making and completed just weeks before his passing in 2017, djarimirri child of the rainbow is gurrumuls. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, often known simply as gurrumul, was an indigenous australian musician. At the time of his passing he was the bestknown aboriginal musician in australias history, with multiplatinum album success as proof. Hear gurrumuls final album in full, plus commentary from michael hohnen. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was a charting, awardwinning singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist from australia. 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.
With his 2008 selftitled album, yolngu man gurrumul found a mass audience for his soaring music, which is steeped in the rich music and language of elcho island, arnhem land. 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. Gurrumul died in july 2017, before the album was released. Find album release information for gurrumul geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu on allmusic. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu passed away on july 25, 2017. Historical atlas of east central europe a history of east central europe, vol 1 by paul robert magocsi, geoffrey j. Vintage jukebox dont stop the music recommended for you. Berlinale archive annual archives 2018 programme gurrumul. Gurrumul passed away in august, but his presence remains as powerful as ever through his recordings.
Gurrumul is the first indigenous australian solo artist to breakthrough to the mainstream with audiences and critics responding passionately to the album. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu gurrumul releases discogs. The life of the late indigenous musician geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, who died in darwin last year, aged 46, is profiled in a new documentary, gurrumul. Over four years in the making and completed just weeks before his passing in 2017, djarimirri child of the rainbow is gurrumuls gift to the world, an astounding achievement of music, presenting traditional songs and harmonised chants from his traditional yolngu life with dynamic and hypnotic orchestral arrangements in a blend of the highest forms of both his culture and our european.
Three days before his death he approved the final cut of this documentary about his life, the yolngu people granting the filmmakers special permission for the use of his image and name despite their tradition to retire the use of their peoples names in death. We were allowed to do one of our own songs, and then part of the format of the show was to do fairly highprofiled. Gurrumul documentary to debut at berlin film festival. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, also referred to since his death as dr g yunupingu, was an indigenous australian musician. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from gurrumul. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was hailed as one of the greatest voices australia has ever produced. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. 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. The voice australia season 2 youtube top 10 deltas favorite blind auditions in the voice duration. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever come out of australia. Friends of world acclaimed indigenous artist dr g yunupingu say he spent his last days before going into hospital living at an itinerant camp surrounded by people drinking on a darwin beach. Reviewed in the united states on september 7, 2017 verified purchase. Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, indigenous artist geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed. Born blind, dr g yunupingu grew up as a member of the gumatj clan on elcho island, off the coast of tropical north east arnhemland.
All our dvds are new australian region 4 dvds made for australian dvd players. Indigenous australian music, postminimalism, singersongwriter. Dr g yunupingu singer, songwriter and musician, born 22 january 1971. An opening title tells us that geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu approved this film three days before he died in july 2017. Gurrumul, his 2008 debut solo album, was the bestselling indigenous music album in australian history, hitting triple platinum and jumping to no. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, a blind aboriginal musician renowned for singing in his native yolngu language with a heartrending voice, died july 25 in darwin, australia. Gurrumul is the debut album for geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, indigenous artist geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever. Music profile for geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, born 22 january 1971. Gurrumul an enigma in the australian music industry. Gurrumul is a portrait of an artist on the brink of.