Australian of the Year Mandawuy Yunupingu, yirdaki interview
Mandawuy Yunupingu is, amongst other things, the lead singer of, or front man for, the Yothu Yindi band. It was Yothu Yindi that brought the power of the yirdaki onto the world's stage back in the 1980s... the band's reach has been phenomenal and the recognition of the yirdaki outside of Australia is in no small part a direct result of the popularity of YY's music as well as the political message it has been trying to get across all these years.
Here is an interview with Mandawuy about Yothu Yindi and the yirdaki that I was very lucky to get. Mandawuy is not well at the moment which made this interview all the more urgent. Let's hope his health improves.
Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: ididjaustralia
Length: 09:33
Rating: 5.00
Views: 3772
Tags: aboriginal didgeridoo gove gumatj land mandawuy music rights yidaki yindi yirdaki yirrkala yolngu yothu yunupingu
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