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Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Born January 22, 1971 · Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia

Died July 25, 2017 · aged 46

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, commonly known as Gurrumul and also referred to since his death as Dr G. Yunupingu, was a Yolŋu Aboriginal Australian musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he played drums, keyboards, guitar (a right-hand-strung guitar played left-handed) and didgeridoo, but it was the clarity of his singing voice that attracted rave reviews. He sang stories of his land both in Yolŋu lang…