Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingus best songs this is my jam. I was born blind, and i dont know why god knows why, because he love me so as i grew up, my spirit knew. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, always referred to simply as gurrumul, is an australian aborigine from elcho island off the far north coast of the continent. Gurrumul history i was born blind geoffrey gurrumul.
From concert halls to recording studios and into aboriginal heartlands, this is the story of australias geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Gurrumul is the debut album for geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Wukun by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu song meanings. In october 2010, it was listed in the top 30 in the book, 100 best australian albums. The main author of this book, and the voice we hear throughout, belongs to laklak, an indigenous. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu lyrics with translations.
Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu history i was born blind dramaticomusic. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was born blind and grew up in an indigenous culture. Part road trip, part biography, robert hillmans account of gurrumul s life and music offers rare insights into the sources of his inspiration. Gurrumul and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was a charting, awardwinning singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist from australia. I was born blind, and i dont know why god knows why, because he love me so as i grew up. They are our maps, our law books, our title deeds and our family history. Lyrics for gurrumul history i was born blind by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Gurrumul history i was born blind by geoffrey gurrumul.
The track gurrumul history i was born blind also won a deadly for single of the year. Most of his songs are sung in galpu, gumatj or djambarrpuyngu, which are all languages of the yolngu people of northeastern arnhem land. Part road trip, part biography, robert hillmans account of gurrumuls life and music offers rare insights into the sources of his inspiration. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, a blind aboriginal musician renowned for singing in his native yolngu language with a heartrending voice, died july 25 in darwin, australia. I was born blind and i dont know why god knows why because he love me so as i grew up, my spirit knew then i learnt to read the world of. The book includes interviews with family and friends, song lyrics and exclusive photographs. Gurrumul, his 2008 debut solo album, was the bestselling indigenous music album in australian history, hitting triple platinum and jumping to no. Album of the year for gurrumul and single of the year for gurrumul history i was born. Song meanings, interpretations, and lyrics for wukun by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu wukun by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu song meanings, interpretations, and lyrics. Listen to songs by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingus best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu history i was born blind.
His story is one of a great talent revealed and of an astonishing musical gift that has left audiences all over the world spellbound. This unique indigenous man is one of the most inspiring music stories of our generation. Get all the lyrics to songs on gurrumul and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu, worldrenowned aboriginal. Gurrumul history i was born blind by geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. Because gurrumul was born blindof which he sings in gurrumul history, one. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, often known simply as gurrumul, was an indigenous australian musician. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu 22 january 1971 25 july 2017, also referred to since his. Gurrumul is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to. Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, indigenous artist geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever come out of australia. One of the most inspiring music stories of our generation. Geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu gurrumul history i was born. Mala rrakala continues the mood, but where gurrumul soared off at this point with bapa and gurrumul history i was born blind, rrakala starts a meditative. A sensitive documentary reinforces gurrumuls attachment to his home on elcho island and his bonds with his family and his key collaborators.
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