''Birrkuta – Wild Honey'' is the fourth studio album by Australian band, Yothu Yindi. It was released in November 1996 via

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. It was co-produced by Lamar Lowder and Andrew Farriss. Australian musicologist,

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, compared it to their previous album, " tcontinued ''Freedom''s move towards a broader musical horizon while retaining a strong commercial appeal." At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release.

Track listing

#"Tears for Law" (Garrathiya Run) (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Daniel Watson) #"Yolngu Woman" (Mandawuy Yunupingu) #"Ngarrpiya" (Octopus) (Traditional song, arranged by Mandawuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu) #"Superhighway" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Andrew Farriss) #"Bapane" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu) #"Djatpa" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu) #"Timor" (Ben Hakalitz, Makuma Yunupingu, Mandawuy Yunupingu) #"Matter of Choice" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Farriss) #"Stop That" (Stuart Kellaway) #"Lorrpu" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu) #"Spirit of Peace" (Buruka Tau-Matagu, Hakalitz, William Takaku) #"Yirrmala" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Kellaway, Gurrumul Yunupingu) #"Honey (Birrkuta)" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Tau-Matagu, Galarrwuy Yunupingu) #"Cora" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu) #"Mice and Men" (Mandawuy Yunupingu)

Personnel

* Mandawuy Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, clapsticks * Gurrumul Yunupingu – electric guitar, lead vocals, vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, clapsticks, acoustic guitar, didgeridoo, clavinet * Makuma Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, backing vocals, didgeridoo, clapsticks * Stuart Kellaway – guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar * Milkayngu Mununggurr – didgeridoo * Ben Hakalitz – drums, kundu, backing vocals, bass guitar, flutes * Buruka Tau-Matagu – organ, electric piano, vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric 12 string guitar, flutes * Jodie Cockatoo Creed – vocals, backing vocals *

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– percussion * Lamar Lowder – percussion * Yomunu Yunupingu – didgeridoo * Andrew Farriss – keyboards, guitar * Galarrwuy Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, clapsticks

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Birrkuta - Wild Honey Yothu Yindi albums Mushroom Records albums 1996 albums