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Mandawuy Yunupingu

voc, g, 1956-2013 AU, Northern Territory
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of World, Folk and Rock
A.k.a. Bakamana Yunupiŋu

Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu (formerly Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu, skin name Gudjuk), AC, (17 September 1956 – 2 June 2013) was an Aboriginal Australian musician and educator. From 1986 he was the front man of the Aboriginal rock group Yothu Yindi as a singer-songwriter and guitarist. In 1989 he became assistant principal of the Yirrkala Community School – his former school – and was principal for the following two years. He helped establish the Yolngu Action Group and introduced the Both Ways system, which recognised traditional Aboriginal teaching alongside Western methods. Yothu Yindi released six albums, Homeland Movement (March 1989), Tribal Voice (October 1991), Freedom (November 1993), Birrkuta - Wild Honey (November 1996), One Blood (June 1999), Garma (November 2000). Th

Instruments

• Vocals
• Guitar
• Backing Vocals

Genres

• World
• Folk
• Rock
• Pop
• Dance

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