''Freedom'' is the third

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by Australian band,

Yothu Yindi Yothu Yindi (Yolŋu Matha, Yolngu for "child and mother", pronounced ) are an Australian musical group with Australian Aboriginal, Aboriginal and ''List of English words of Malay origin#B, balanda'' (non-Aboriginal) members, formed in 1986 as ...

released in 1993. The album peaked at number 31 on the ARIA charts. At the

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, the album was nominated for

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Track listing

#"Timeless Land" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Witiyana Marika, Stuart Kellaway, D. Bridie) #"World of Innocence" (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway, Ian Faith) #"Freedom" (M. Yunupingu) #"Baywara" (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway) #"Ngerrk" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu) #"Back to Culture" (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway, Ian Faith) #"

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" (M. Yunupingu, W. Marika, Ian Faith) #"Mabo" (M. Yunupingu, Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Kellaway, Gurrumul Yunupingu) #"Milika" (Traditional song, arranged by W. Marika) #"Danggultji" (Traditional song, arranged by W. Marika, B. Marika) #"Gunitjpirr Man" (M. Yunupingu) #"Yolngu Boy" (M. Yunupingu) #"Dots on the Shells" (M. Yunupingu, Neil Finn) #"Our Generation" (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway, A. Farris) #"Gany'tjurr" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu) #"Gapu" (Tidal Mix) (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu)

Personnel

Mandawuy Yunupingu Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu , formerly Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu; skin name Gudjuk; also known as Dr Yunupingu (17 September 1956 – 2 June 2013) was an Australian musician and educator. An Aboriginal, in 1989 he became assista ...

– vocals, guitar * Witiyana Marika – vocals, clapsticks, dance * Makuma Yunupingu – didgeridoo, vocals, clapsticks * Stuart Kellaway – bass guitar * Mangatjay Yunupingu – dance *

Banula Marika Banula (David) Marika is an Aboriginal Australian dancer, actor, singer and performer from Yirrkala in North East Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. The son of Roy Marika, he is a member of the Rirratjingu clan of the Yolng ...

– vocals, dance * Bunimbirr Marika – didgeridoo * Cal Williams – guitar * Natalie Gillespie – vocals *

Galarrwuy Yunupingu Galarrwuy Yunupingu (born 30 June 1948), also known as James Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Dr Yunupingu, is a leader in the Aboriginal Australian community, and has been involved in the fight for Indigenous land rights in Australia throughout his c ...

– vocals, clapsticks * Milkayngu Mununggurr – didgeridoo *

Gurrumul Yunupingu Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (22 January 1971 – 25 July 2017), commonly known as Gurrumul and also referred to since his death as Dr G. Yunupingu, was an Aboriginal Australian musician of the Yolŋu peoples. A multi-instrumentalist, he played ...

– guitar, vocals, keyboards * Jodie Cockatoo – vocals * Ian Faith – guitars * Mark Ovenden – keys, programming *

Bill Laswell William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, w ...

– bass *

Nicky Skopelitis Nicky Skopelitis (born January 19, 1960) is an American guitarist and composer of Greek descent. He also has performed on banjo, oud, lute, keyboards and other instruments. Although Skopelitis has recorded few albums as a bandleader, he has appea ...

– 6 and 12-string guitar *

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll ...

– organ *

Terepai Richmond Terepai Chalmers Richmond (born 21 February 1971) is an Australian drummer. He joined the Sydney-based rock band The Whitlams in September 1999 and formerly played in acid jazz group Directions in Groove (d.i.g.) (1991–1998, 2008). Biograp ...

– drums * Daniel Watson – percussion * Allen Murphy – drums * Andrew Belletty – drums

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Freedom (Yothu Yindi Album) Yothu Yindi albums Mushroom Records albums 1993 albums