[squash54]

My eldest daughter recently completed a clinical rotation at a remote aboriginal community in Oz's Northern Territory. Not only did she bring me back a couple of superb pieces of aboriginal art, she also recommended I check out a young blind aboriginal folk singer named Geoffery Gurrumul Yunupingu. I had forgotten about this until a few days ago when I heard one the tracks from his debut album "Gurrumul" played on, of all places, the National Classical Music radio station.

His songs are sung in both English and his own tribal dialect and are quite beautiful. However, it is his wonderful and distinctive voice that causes him to stand out from the burgeoning crowd of young singer-songwriters going around at present.

I haven't been able to find this album in any of the online stores except the dreaded iTunes but his web site sells the CD with no charge for delivery anywhere in the world.

If you are interested a few of his songs are on uTube. The two I liked were "I Was Born Blind" and "Djarimirri".
YouTube - I Was Born Blind - Gurrumul Yunupingu

However, the sound quality of the sample track on his web site is far superior
to uTube
Skinny Fish Music - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Cheers,

Squash

[Starcat]

Originally Posted by squash54

My eldest daughter recently completed a clinical rotation at a remote aboriginal community in Oz's Northern Territory. Not only did she bring me back a couple of superb pieces of aboriginal art, she also recommended I check out a young blind aboriginal folk singer named Geoffery Gurrumul Yunupingu. I had forgotten about this until a few days ago when I heard one the tracks from his debut album "Gurrumul" played on, of all places, the National Classical Music radio station.

His songs are sung in both English and his own tribal dialect and are quite beautiful. However, it is his wonderful and distinctive voice that causes him to stand out from the burgeoning crowd of young singer-songwriters going around at present.

I haven't been able to find this album in any of the online stores except the dreaded iTunes but his web site sells the CD with no charge for delivery anywhere in the world.

If you are interested a few of his songs are on uTube. The two I liked were "I Was Born Blind" and "Djarimirri".
YouTube - I Was Born Blind - Gurrumul Yunupingu

However, the sound quality of the sample track on his web site is far superior
to uTube
Skinny Fish Music - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Cheers,

Squash

Thank you so much for posting this, Squash

WOW!! What a talent. Beautiful, poignant songs and an amazing voice.
Reminds me a bit of Archie Roach (not his voice, but the style and sentiments).

[squash54]

Originally Posted by Starcat

Thank you so much for posting this, Squash

WOW!! What a talent. Beautiful, poignant songs and an amazing voice.
Reminds me a bit of Archie Roach (not his voice, but the style and sentiments).

Very impressed you have heard of Archie, Starcat as I assume you are not from Oz.

Nightfly might like to comment on this, but Geoffrey also has an unusual guitar technique -left handed but upside down (if you know what I mean)

Cheers,

Squash

[Starcat]

Originally Posted by squash54

Very impressed you have heard of Archie, Starcat as I assume you are not from Oz.

Nightfly might like to comment on this, but Geoffrey also has an unusual guitar technique -left handed but upside down (if you know what I mean)

Cheers,

Squash

Hi Squash,

You assume correctly - no, I am not from Oz!
But when I went there a few years back I discovered all this great Aussie music, with the help of some friends there.
Particularly loved Paul Kelly and Archie Roach, along with plenty of great bands too. I came back with loads of CD`s!!

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by squash54

Very impressed you have heard of Archie, Starcat as I assume you are not from Oz.

Nightfly might like to comment on this, but Geoffrey also has an unusual guitar technique -left handed but upside down (if you know what I mean)

Cheers,

Squash

First of all Geoffrey has a beautiful voice and a great spirit,

He has his guitar in a unique tuning and he doesn't use his thumb
to pick the bass notes, but rather his fingers because they are so large.
A great example of indigenous folk music.