Topic: Gurrumul
Sad news for anyone on chordie who knew of Gurrumul. He has played with Sting and Elton John and also others.
World-renowned indigenous singer Gurrumul has died after a “long battle with illness” aged 46, his management said Wednesday, as Australians hailed his contributions to music.
Born blind, the reluctant star never gave any interviews and was painfully shy, but his music drew worldwide acclaim, despite the fact that he performed in his Gumatj dialect which is understood by only around 3,000 people.
The singer -- whose full name is Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu -- passed away at the Royal Darwin Hospital, his record label Skinnyfish Music Australia said in a statement.
“Today we mourn the loss of a great Australian, Dr G. Yunupingu who sadly passed away yesterday in Royal Darwin Hospital at age 46 after a long battle with illness,” Skinnyfish said, without giving further details.
I will attach a short interview about his life done a while back.