A new book exploring the history of Yothu Yindi examines the influential band’s humane vision of mutual respect and harmony.
- Professor and Inaugural Director, Indigenous Knowledge Institute, The University of Melbourne
A series of four live-streamed concerts from Arnhem Land offers a welcome break from bad news and a way for Indigenous musicians to share their talents with the world.
Yothu Yindi’s music introduced the world to the Yolŋu clan traditions of northeast Arnhem Land. But few listeners know these songs echo long histories of engagement with Southeast Asian visitors.
Clinton Walker’s Deadly Woman Blues was a missed opportunity and a lesson in how not to tell other people’s stories.
Dr Joe Gumbula was a master-singer of Manikay, the exquisite Yolŋu tradition of public ceremonial song. While the songs contain incredible knowledge, scholars have rarely treated them as an intellectual tradition.
The songs of Tribal Voice offered hope and strength to generations of Yolŋu people and gave audiences elsewhere a rare insight into the resolve and aspirations of Indigenous Australia.
The music of Dr G. Yunupiŋu, who has died at just 46, draws strength and inspiration from Manikay, the sacred song tradition performed by the Yolŋu when conducting public ceremonies.
Tarmac gives way to dirt on the road out to ceremony, where more than a hundred participants from Australia’s eastern states will gather over a public holiday long weekend for the serious business of performing…
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