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 2x Platinum sales in excess of 140,000.
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GURRUMUL TICKETS
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Track listing
# "Wiyathul" (
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu)
# "Djarimirri" (Yunupingu)
# "Bapa" (Yunupingu)
# "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)" (Yunupingu)
# "Marrandil" (Yunupingu)
# "Marwurrumburr" (Yunupingu)
# "Galiku" (Yunupingu)
# "Baywara" (Yunupingu)
# "Gathu Mawula" (Yunupingu)
# "Galupa" (Yunupingu)
# "Wirrpangu" (Yunupingu)
# "Wukun" (Yunupingu)
Chart Performance
The album peaked at #1 on the Itunes chart
Chart (2008)
| Peak position
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ARIA Albums Chart [5]
| 3
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UK Album Chart
| 48
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Swiss Album Chart
| 14
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References
- acharts.com
- SBS news Arnhem Land's Gurrumul wins ARIA award
- News.com.au 2008 Aria Award Winners
- Northern Territory News Gurrumul Deadly at Awards
- http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50