Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu must be considered a 'great' Australian historical figure because of his great achievements to Australian music and for his musical ability to overshadow cultural boundaries/borders. Through examining his achievements, background and legacy it becomes clear how he has impacted Australia's music history and Australia. This information confirms what I had already known about Geoffrey Gurrumul Yuppingu.
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunpingu's background has impacted him immensely, Gurrumul was born a member of the Gumatj clan off Elcho Island in a strong musical community which is off the coast of east Arnhem Land 560 kilometers off Darwin. Gurrumul's background has really impacted his career as he mostly sings in his native …show more content…
This is corroborated when Deadly Vibe states that the music of his home remains a strong influence on Gurrumul. Gurrumul has been embedded in Australia's Indigenous Music history as one of the most unique celebrities, he has been acclaimed as a fan by Elton John also a music superstar as well as Will.i.am as well as Gurrumul has many Australians and International fans all over the world. For example his album 'Gurrumul' has sold half a million copies worldwide this figure clearly shows how his musical influence has impacted others as people what to buy some of this highly unique music. Gurrumul has the ability to play many musical instruments including the keyboard, guitar, didgeridoo and percussion as well as being highly known for his soft and peaceful voice. Gurrumul has been a member of many bands including the saltwater band and the highly known band Yothu Yindi where he played the keyboard in. Gurrumul also quoted ''I feel that I have been taught of lot of things from my family, and that they give me the inspiration to write music and songs''. He also said '' I just want my listeners to be happy, to listen to the yonglu language and enjoy it and like it, But I also want them to learn about Yonglu and how we have a lot of good stories''. This clearly show where …show more content…
Through examining his achievements, background and legacy it becomes clear how he has impacted Australia's music history and Australia. This information confirms what I had already known about Geoffrey Gurrumul Yuppingu. Gurrumul background has impacted his career immensely today as he sings in the Yonglu language, he is known also for overshadowing cultural borders and has achieved many awards for his work in Australian music, for these reasons Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu needs to be considered a 'great' historical
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunpingu's background has impacted him immensely, Gurrumul was born a member of the Gumatj clan off Elcho Island in a strong musical community which is off the coast of east Arnhem Land 560 kilometers off Darwin. Gurrumul's background has really impacted his career as he mostly sings in his native …show more content…
This is corroborated when Deadly Vibe states that the music of his home remains a strong influence on Gurrumul. Gurrumul has been embedded in Australia's Indigenous Music history as one of the most unique celebrities, he has been acclaimed as a fan by Elton John also a music superstar as well as Will.i.am as well as Gurrumul has many Australians and International fans all over the world. For example his album 'Gurrumul' has sold half a million copies worldwide this figure clearly shows how his musical influence has impacted others as people what to buy some of this highly unique music. Gurrumul has the ability to play many musical instruments including the keyboard, guitar, didgeridoo and percussion as well as being highly known for his soft and peaceful voice. Gurrumul has been a member of many bands including the saltwater band and the highly known band Yothu Yindi where he played the keyboard in. Gurrumul also quoted ''I feel that I have been taught of lot of things from my family, and that they give me the inspiration to write music and songs''. He also said '' I just want my listeners to be happy, to listen to the yonglu language and enjoy it and like it, But I also want them to learn about Yonglu and how we have a lot of good stories''. This clearly show where …show more content…
Through examining his achievements, background and legacy it becomes clear how he has impacted Australia's music history and Australia. This information confirms what I had already known about Geoffrey Gurrumul Yuppingu. Gurrumul background has impacted his career immensely today as he sings in the Yonglu language, he is known also for overshadowing cultural borders and has achieved many awards for his work in Australian music, for these reasons Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu needs to be considered a 'great' historical