Yothu Yindi
Yothu Yindi (in the Yolngu language for child and mother ) is an Australian band that was founded in 1986 by the singer and songwriter Mandawuy Yunupingu (1956-2013) (whose first name Mandawuy is no longer mentioned in the Yolngu tradition after his death ).
Band history
The band members are partly Aboriginal , partly Australian of European descent. The Aborigines belong to the Yolngu tribe , who are native to the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory . The band tries to combine the aspects of both musical cultures. So she plays partly traditional Aboriginal music, which is literally thousands of years old, and partly normal pop and rock music . But she often mixes both styles of music in one song. In almost all of her songs she uses modern musical instruments such as guitars and drums, along with traditional musical instruments such as didgeridoos and the so-called clapsticks . The band members also adapted the traditional dance to accompany their music. Furthermore, they advocate mutual respect and understanding between different cultures. In Germany, the group became particularly well-known for their collaboration with Peter Maffay on his album "Encounters".
In 1990, Yothu Yindi founded the Yothu Yindi Foundation , which pursues the goal of preserving, promoting and promoting the culture and interests of the Yolngu Aboriginal tribe and making them known worldwide. An essential part of the Foundation's work is the Garma Culture Festival , which has been taking place at Nhulunbuy in August of each year since 1999 and is organized by the Foundation .
Albums and songs
In 1989 Yothu Yindi brought out her first album with Homeland Movement , other albums were Tribal Voice (1991), Freedom (1993), Birrkuta - Wild Honey (1996), One Blood (1998) and Garma (2000).
Her 1991 song Treaty ("Treaty") became a worldwide hit. In it, the band reminded the Australian government of a promise for an agreement between the Aborigines and the white Australians. The song Treaty on the album Tribal Voice was ranked 11th on the ARIA singles charts in 1991 and Tribal Voice ranked 4th on the ARIA albums charts. The second single on the album Tribal Voice Djäpana ( Sunset Dreaming ) ( Sunset Dreaming ) came in 1992 ranked 13th
Appearances and recognitions
Yothu Yindi has toured and worked in the studio in Australia, North America, Vietnam, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, South Africa, Great Britain, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Belgium, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and the Netherlands.
In October 1992, through Paul Keating , the Australian Government donated AUD 30,000 to Yothu Yindi to represent Australia at the International Year for the World's Indigenous People in New York.
In 1988 the band performed at the Seoul Cultural Olympics in South Korea and at the first Festival of Aboriginal Rock Music in Darwin in the Northern Territory .
In 1991, the band received an award from the Australian Performing Rights Association for their commitment to human rights through their Song Treaty . ARIA Charts named the song the best Australian single in the same year.
In 2000, Yothu Yindi performed at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Summer Olympics . In December 2012 the band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame .
Band members
The band members are listed below in alphabetical order; the current members are in italics:
- Andrew Bellety, drums
- Hughie Benjamin, drums
- Jodie Cockatoo, Creed, singer
- Matt Cunliffe, keyboard
- Sophie Garrkali, dancer
- Natalie Gillespie, singer
- Julie Gungunbuy, dancer
- Ben Hakalitz , drums
- Robbie James, guitar
- Stuart Kellaway , bass guitar
- Banula Marika, singer, dance
- Bunimburr Marika, didgeridoo
- Witiyana Marika, traditional singer, clapsticks , dancer
- Milkayngu Mununggurr, didgeridoo
- Tom Neil, harmonica / triangle
- Baruka Tau-Matagu, keyboard
- Cal Williams , guitar
- Bart Willoughby, drums
- Galarrwuy Yunupingu , singer, guitar
- Gapanbulu Yunupingu , didgeridoo
- Gavin Makuma Yunupingu, didgeridoo, singer
- Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu , keyboard, guitar, drums , didgeridoo , singer († 2017)
- Mandawuy Yunupingu , singer, songwriter , guitar († 2013)
- Malngay Kevin Yunupingu, didgeridoo, dancer, singer
- Mangatjay Yunupingu, dancer
- Narripapa Nicky Yunupingu , didgeridoo, dancer († 2008)
- Yunupingu Makuma Gurrumul Narripapa Mununggurr Yunupingu Marika, singer
Yothu Yindi Foundation
In 1990 Mr. Yunuyindi founded the Yothu Yindi Foundation , a non-profit organization that promotes the cultural life of the Yolngu.
Discography
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Albums
- 1989: Homeland Movement
- 1991: Tribal Voice
- 1993: Freedom
- 1996: Birrkuta (Wild Honey)
- 1998: One Blood (best of compilation)
- 2000: Garma
Singles
- 1991: Treaty
- 1992: Djäpana (Sunset Dreaming)
- 1992: Gapu (Tide) EP
Web links
- Official website ( English )
- The Yolngu ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jill Stubington, Peter Dunbar-Hall: Yothu Yindi's 'Treaty': Ganma in Music. In: Popular Music, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Australia / New Zealand Issue) Cambridge University Press, October 1994, pp. 243-259
- ↑ australian-charts.com : Discography Yothu Yindi , in English, accessed on June 14, 2013
- ↑ a b c yothuyindi.com ( Memento from April 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 109 kB): Yothu Yindi. Biography , accessed June 14, 2013
- ^ Encyclopedia entry for Yothu Yindi ( memento of September 30, 2004 in the Internet Archive ), in English, accessed on June 14, 2013
- ↑ yothuyindi.com ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 222 kB): Yothu Yindi announced as ARIA Hall of fame Inducee , in English, accessed on June 14, 2013
- ↑ aria.com.au : ARIA Hall of Fame , accessed June 14, 2013
- ↑ culturalsurvival.org : Yothu Yindi Foundation: A New Direction in Arnhem Land , May 5, 2010, in English, accessed June 17, 2013
- ↑ Chart sources: DE CH UK