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    Yothu Yindi

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    This multiracial Australian band (the name is an Australian aboriginal phrase for ‘Mother Child’) blended native and white sounds and sentiments. The group were founded in 1986, the year of Australia’s bicentennial, and practised a highly politicised and nationalistic form of music-making.

    Drawing from sounds as diverse as the didgeridoo and the electric guitar, and finding great thematic inspiration in Bob Marley, Yothu Yindi played for cultural harmony and aboriginal integrity.

    Their albums included Tribal Voice (1992) – which included their hit single Treaty (1991) and Freedom (1993).

    Treaty was the first single by an Aboriginal band to chart in Australia and spent 30 weeks in the Top 100.

    Singer Mandawuy Yunupingu was named Australian of the Year in 1993, the year the Native Title Act was introduced in the Australian federal parliament.

    Galarrwuy Yunupingu died of renal failure in 2013. Gurrumul Yunupingu died in 2017.

    Galarrwuy Yunupingu
    Vocals
    Mandawuy Yunupingu
    Vocals, guitar
    Jodie Cockatoo
    Vocals
    Cal Williams
    Guitar
    Gurrumul Yunupingu
    Keyboards, percussion, guitar, vocals
    Mikayngu Mununggurr
    Didgeridoo
    Makuma Yunupingu
    Didgeridoo
    Stuart Kellaway
    Bass, guitar
    Hughie Benjamin
    Drums
    Allen Murphy
    Drums
    Andrew Belletty
    Drums
    Banula Marika
    Dancer
    Bunimbirr Marika
    Didgeridoo
    Witiyana Marika
    Dancer, vocals
    Mangatjay Yunupingu
    Dancer

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