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Gurrumul is the debut album for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. It is performed in a mixture of both Yolngu and English. It reached #4 on the ARIA charts,[1] won ARIA awards for Best World Music Album[2] and Best Independent Release[3] and won a Deadly for Album of the Year. The track "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)" also won a Deadly for Single of the Year.[4]

The album reached Platinum sales in excess of 70,000.

Track listing

  1. "Wiyathul" (Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu)
  2. "Djarimirri" (Yunupingu)
  3. "Bapa" (Yunupingu)
  4. "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)" (Yunupingu)
  5. "Marrandil" (Yunupingu)
  6. "Marwurrumburr" (Yunupingu)
  7. "Galiku" (Yunupingu)
  8. "Baywara" (Yunupingu)
  9. "Gathu Mawula" (Yunupingu)
  10. "Galupa" (Yunupingu)
  11. "Wirrpangu" (Yunupingu)
  12. "Wukun" (Yunupingu)

Chart Performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums[5] 3

References

  1. ^ acharts.com
  2. ^ SBS news Arnhem Land's Gurrumul wins ARIA award
  3. ^ News.com.au 2008 Aria Award Winners
  4. ^ Northern Territory News Gurrumul Deadly at Awards
  5. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50
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