Saltwater Band

Saltwater Band

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Saltwater Band


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Origin = Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island, Australia
Genre = Indigenous Roots
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Label = Skinnyfish
Associated_acts = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Yothu Yindi
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Current_members = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Manuel Nulupani Dhurrkay
Joshua Dhurrkay
Andrew Yunupingu
Barra'kuwuy Yunupingu
Jonathon Yunupingu
Adrian Garrawitja
Lloyd Garrawitja
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Saltwater Band are an Indigenous Roots band from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island, around 560 kilometers from Darwin. The members are Yolngu and they sing mostly in language. Their songs are a mixture of traditional songs and reggae/ska influenced pop. [ [http://www.skinnyfishmusic.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=66 Skinnyfish Music] Saltwater Band - Gapu Damurrun'] One member of the band, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, is a close relative of Mandawuy Yunupingu of Yothu Yindi and is a past member of Yothu Yindi. [http://www.dfat.gov.au/indigenous/mba/tracks.html Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade] Listen Up - Music of Black Australia]

Saltwater Bands first cd "Gapu Damurrun", sold more than 10,000 copies, a then record for an independent NT act [ [http://www.nit.com.au/TheArts/story.aspx?id=3883 National Indigenous Times - Issue 68] Deadly times for Saltwater] Their album "Djarridjarri" was nominated for the 2004 Best World Music Album Aria Award. [ [http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=S&artist=Saltwater%20Band Aria Awards] Saltwater Band awards history] The album also received a Deadly for Album Release of the Year.

Discography

* "Gapu Damurrun" (1999)
* "Djarridjarri" (2004)

References

External Links

* [http://www.nlc.org.au/html/wht_lrn_2004_mar05.html Land Rights News] Soft harmonies of Saltwater Band
* [http://www.ididj.com.au/education/profiles/barrakuwuy.html Ididj Australia] Barra'kuwuy Yunupingu


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