Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu: Rrakala - review

(Dramatico)A graduate of Aborigine band Yothu Yindi, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – better known simply as Gurrumul – became internationally known with his 2008 solo album, an unassuming but captivating showcase for his soaring, achingly pure vocals. "A voice of a higher being!" gushed Sting.It's certainly an extraordinary, transcendent instrument, for while his compositions are rooted in his Arnhem Land home, his paeans to coasts, sunsets and ancestors emerge as sacred song. That impression ...

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