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 The Yolngu or Yolŋu () are an aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. ''Yolngu'' means "person" in the Yolŋu languages. The terms Murngin, Wulamba, Yalnumata, M ...

peoples. A multi-instrumentalist, he played drums, keyboards, guitar (a right-hand-strung guitar played left-handed) and

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, but it was the clarity of his singing voice that attracted rave reviews. He sang stories of his land both in

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such as Gaalpu, Gumatj or Djambarrpuynu, a dialect related to Gumatj, and in English. Although his solo career brought him wider acclaim, he was also formerly a member of

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and later of Saltwater Band. He was the most commercially successful Aboriginal Australian musician at the time of his death. As of 2020, it is estimated that Yunupingu has sold half a million records globally.

Life and career

Early life (1971–1989)

The first of four sons born to Ganyinurra (Daisy), of the Gumal clan, and Nyambi "Terry" Yunupingu, a Gumatj clansman, Yunupingu was born blind in Galiwin'ku,

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, in 1971, situated off the coast of

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in northern Australia, about east of Darwin. When he was four years old, he taught himself how to play a toy piano and an

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. A year later he began to play a guitar; despite being a left-hander, he played a right-handed guitar, holding it upside down, which he would continue to do throughout his career. His friend, spokesperson, and collaborator Michael Hohnen described his early musical experiences as follows: "Gurrumul was educated by immersion, cultural immersion—from his aunties, parents and grandmothers, with love and lullabies; from his uncles, fathers and grandfathers through ceremony songs and storytelling, much of it through music. Throughout his childhood, he was built, given or bought tin cans, sticks, toy keyboards, piano accordions, nylon string guitars, and, later, clap sticks (''bilma'') and didgeridoos (''yidaki''). He learned foot stomping calling and whooping, vocalisations of traditional songs and their different sounds, and so much more." He later sang hymns in the mission choir and also enjoyed Western pop music, particularly

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, and

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. An adventurous child, he was taught how to play basketball and ride a push-bike around his community. He left school at the age of 12, having attended his local school, Shepherdson College, along with a brief stint at an institute in the Victorian city of

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for instruction in Braille, which did not interest him.

Career (1989–2017)

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In 1989, at the age of 18, Yunupingu joined

as a multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist, notably contributing to their 1991 album, ''

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''. He left the group in 1995 to live full-time on Elcho Island and later co-founded and co-led the Saltwater Band, which was active from 1999 to 2009. His first solo album, '' Gurrumul'', was released in 2008, debuting at No. 69 on the ARIA Charts and No. 1 on the independent chart. ''Gurrumul'' peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts. The album was certified triple platinum. Yunupingu's friend Michael Hohnen produced the album and was his translator, collaborator and confidant. Critics heaped praise on the singer, describing his voice as having "transcendental beauty".

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and

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were among his fans. The money he made was largely shared with his family, following the Aboriginal tradition of sharing wealth. He did not generally give interviews, instead relying on Hohnen to speak for him, following a Yolŋu custom that dictated that Yunupingu's role was only to sing, while his elders spoke publicly. In a 2009 interview with him and Hohnen, Yunupingu said that he was generally shy but more comfortable playing music, and went on to say: "I don't have much to say to people when I talk. That is for other Yolŋu. But I can play and sing and tell people things through my songs. We have an encyclopedia of stories ready to tell people, if they want to listen." In 2008 Yunupingu was nominated for four

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, winning the awards for Best World Music Album and Best Independent Release. He also won three Deadlys, winning for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for '' Gurrumul'' and Single of the Year for "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)". In November 2009, Yunupingu was named Best New Independent Artist and his album, ''Gurrumul'', Best Independent Release and Best Independent Blues/Roots Release at the Australian Independent Record (AIR) Awards held at Melbourne's

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. In 2009 a portrait of Yunupingu by Guy Maestri won Australia's major art prize, the

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. He was again awarded the Australian Independent Record (AIR) Award for Best Independent Blues and Roots Album in 2011 for his album ''Rrakala''. At the

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, he won Best World Music Album and performed "Warwu" featuring

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on piano. In 2019, Double J's Dan Condon described it as one of "7 great performances from the history of the ARIA Awards." In 2012, Yunupingu was one of the contributing vocalists on

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's commemorative single " Sing" for

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's diamond jubilee celebrations, which features artists from across the

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. He performed "Sing" live at the

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on 4 June 2012 together with many of the song's contributing artists. In 2012, Yunupingu was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Sydney. In 2013, Yunupingu joined

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for a special performance of " Bayini" on '' The Voice Australia''. In December 2013, Yunupingu released a

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, titled '' His Life and Music'', which was recorded in the

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and released through

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. It was nominated for Australian Independent Record Labels Association and

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. " Bayini" became the first track by an indigenous musician to reach the top five of the Australian charts. In 2015, Yunupingu toured the US. He released his third studio album, '' The Gospel Album'', on 31 July 2015. It debuted at number 3 on the ARIA Charts. In October 2015, the album won Gurrumul's third

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. In July 2016, Yunupingu featured on the A.B. Original track "Take Me Home".

Death (2017)

Yunupingu died at the Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory, at about 5:00 pm on 25 July 2017, aged 46. He had lived with liver and kidney damage for many years due to

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which he had contracted in childhood. On his death he was described as an important figure in fostering racial harmony and as a voice of Indigenous Australians. He received tributes from the Australian prime minister,

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, fellow musician

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, and Anna Reid, the dean of the

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Posthumous releases and recognition (2018–present)

In April 2018, Yunupingu's fourth studio album, '' Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'', was released. It was an album four years in the making and was completed by producer and arranger Michael Hohnen. A documentary film titled '' Gurrumul'' was also released, which Luke Buckmaster reviewed, stating that "For Gurrumul fans, the film is obviously a must-see. For those unfamiliar, or vaguely familiar with his work, it's an even greater treat: they will be entertained, enthralled, perhaps in some small way changed." The album won four ARIA Music Awards at the 2018 ceremony; his daughter Jasmin accepted the award for Best Male Artist on his behalf. In November 2020,

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announced they had signed to the rights to Yunupingu's catalogue and future recordings, announcing forthcoming releases, including limited-edition vinyls, a box set and collaborations among a slate of projects. In December 2020, Yunupingu was listed at number 33 in ''Rolling Stone Australia''s "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue. In September 2021, Yunupingu's first anthology was released, entitled '' The Gurrumul Story''. In the same year, a species of

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from the

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, Northern Territory, was named '' Uperoleia gurrumuli'' (Gurrumul's toadlet) in honour of Yunupingu.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - , rowspan="3" , 2008 , himself , Best New Independent Album , , - , rowspan="2" , ''Gurrumul'' , Best Independent Album , , - , Best Independent Blues and Roots Album , , - , 2011 , ''Rrakala'' , Best Independent Blues and Roots Album , , - , 2014 , ''His Life and Music'' , Best Independent Classical Album , , - ,

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, ''The Gospel Album'' , Best Independent Blues and Roots Album , , - , rowspan="3" , 2019 , rowspan="2" , ''Djarimirri'' , Best Independent Album/EP , , - , Best Independent Classical Album , , - , himself , Best Independent Artist , , -

APRA Awards

The

APRA Awards APRA Awards may refer to one of two awards ceremonies: *APRA Awards (Australia) The APRA Music Awards in Australia are annual awards to celebrate excellence in contemporary music, which honour the skills of member composers, songwriters, ...

are presented annually from 1982 by the

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwri ...

(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". , - , 1991 , , "

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" by

(co-written by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu) , , Song of the Year , , , - ,

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, , Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu , , Breakthrough Song Writer , , , - , 2014 , , "Bayini" by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (Rrawun D Maymuru) , , Song of the Year , , , -

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. Gurrumul has won 9 awards from 21 nominations. , - , rowspan="5", 2008 , rowspan="4", '' Gurrumul'' , Best Independent Release , , - , Best World Music Album , , - , Best Male Artist , , - , Album of the Year , , - , Michael Hohnen and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu for ''Gurrumul'' , Producer of the Year , , - , rowspan="6", 2011 , rowspan="5", '' Rrakala'' , Best Independent Release , , - , Best World Music Album , , - , Best Male Artist , , - , Album of the Year , , - , Best Cover Art , , - , "Gopuru" (directed by Carlo Santone) , Best Video , , - , rowspan="2", 2014 , rowspan="2", '' His Life and Music'' (with

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) , Best Male Artist , , - , Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album , , - , rowspan="1",

, rowspan="1", '' The Gospel Album'' , Best World Music Album , , - , rowspan="7",

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, rowspan="5", '' Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'' , Album of the Year , , - , Best Male Artist , , - , Best Independent Release , , - , Best World Music Album , , - , Best Cover Art , , - , Michael Hohnen for ''Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'' , Producer of the Year , , - , Ted Howard, Robin Mai & Matthew Cunliffe for ''Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'' , Engineer of the Year , , -

Australian Music Prize

The

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(AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award commenced in 2005. , - , 2011 , ''Rrakala'' , Australian Music Prize , , - , 2018 , ''Djarimirri'' , Australian Music Prize , , -

J Award

The

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station

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. They commenced in 2005. , - , J Awards of 2018 , himself , Double J Artist of the Year ,

Helpmann Awards

The

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is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ! , - ,

, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu , Helpmann Award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert , , , -

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. It commenced in 2004. , - , 2005 , himself , Male Artist of the Year , , - , rowspan="4", 2008 , rowspan="2", '' Gurrumul'' , Album of the Year , , - , Cover Art of the Year , , - , "Wiyathul" , Song of the Year , , - , himself , Artist of the Year , , - , rowspan="3",

, rowspan="1", '' Gurrumul'' , Cover Art of the Year , , - , Gurrumul Geoffrey Yunupingu – "Bapa" , DVD/ Film Clip of the Year , , - , himself , Artist of the Year , , - , rowspan="2",

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, rowspan="1", "History" , Film Clip of the Year , , - , himself , Artist of the Year , , - , rowspan="6", 2011 , rowspan="2", ''Rrakala'' , Album of the Year , , - , Cover Art of the Year , , - , "Mala Rrakala" , rowspan="2", Song of the year , , - , rowspan="2", "Gathu Mawula" (featuring Blue King Brown) , , - , Film Clip of the year , , - , himself , Artist of the year , , - , rowspan="3",

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, rowspan="2", " Bayini" (featuring

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) , Cover Art of the Year , , - , Song of the Year , , - , himself , Artist of the year , , - , rowspan="4", 2013 , himself , Special Recognition Award , , - , himself , Artist of the Year , , - , "Bayini" (live) - with

, rowspan="2", Song of the Year , , - , "A Baru in New York" - with Yolanda Be Cool , , - , rowspan="3", 2014 , himself , Artist of the Year , , - , Album of the Year , '' His Life and Music'' (with

) , , - , Song of the Year , "Marilitja" , , - , rowspan="5", 2016 , rowspan="2", " The Children Came Back" Briggs and Dewayne Everettsmith (featuring Gurrumul) , Song of the Year , , - , Film Clip of the Year , , - , himself , Artist of the year , , - , rowspan="2", ''The Gospel Album'' , Album of the Year , , - , Best Cover Art of the Year , , - , rowspan="3", 2018 , '' Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'' , Album of the Year , , - , "Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)" , Song of the Year , , - , himself , Artist of the year , , - , 2022 , Gurrumul , Hall of Fame , , -

Notes

References

External links

Record company bioVideo of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu performing
at YouTube
National Indigenous Times – Issue 151
Yunupingu's voice creates waves throughout the world
Gurrumul obituary
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