Gurrumul (album)

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Gurrumul
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Studio album by
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
ReleasedApril 2008
GenreFolk/World
Length61:18
LabelSkinnyfish Music
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu chronology
Gurrumul
(2008) 		Live in Darwin, Australia
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Sydney Morning Herald(favourable)[1]
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]

Gurrumul is the debut album for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. It is performed in a mixture of both Yolngu and English. It reached number three on the ARIA charts,[3] won ARIA awards for Best World Music Album[4] and Best Independent Release[5] 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.[6]

The album reached 3x Platinum sales in excess of 210,000.[7] In October 2010, it was listed in the top 30 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[8] On November 23, 2012 the album was certified Silver in the United Kingdom for sales of 60,000 copies.[9] It is the best-selling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music album in Australian history, launching Yunupingu's international solo career and establishing him as one of Australia's most significant musical artists.

In 2018, the album was inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection of historic recordings,[10] the first and only recording selected in its first year of eligibility.

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.

No.TitleLength
1."Wiyathul"5:53
2."Djȁrimirri"3:55
3."Bȁpa"2:35
4."Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)"5:52
5."Marrandil"6:26
6."Marwurrumburr"3:15
7."Galiku"8:21
8."Baywara"6:23
9."Gȁthu Mȁwula"4:28
10."Galupa"5:00
11."Wirrpangu"4:56
12."Wukun"4:14
Total length:61:18

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Elder, Bruce (2009-04-11). Gurrumul - CD review. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ Greenberg, Adam. Gurrumul - Review. Allmusic.com.
  3. ^ The ARIA Report issue 1021
  4. ^ SBS news Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Arnhem Land's Gurrumul wins ARIA award
  5. ^ News.com.au Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine 2008 Aria Award Winners
  6. ^ Northern Territory News[permanent dead link] Gurrumul Deadly at Awards
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2011 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  9. ^ "Certified Awards Search". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  10. ^ "Gurrumul, Powderfinger and Goanna celebrated in this year's Sounds of Australia". NFSA. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Lescharts.com – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  19. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2008.htm
  20. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-album-2008.htm
  21. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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