Saltwater Band
Saltwater Band | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island, Australia |
| Genres | Indigenous Roots |
| Labels | Skinnyfish |
| Members | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Manuel Nulupani Dhurrkay Joshua Dhurrkay Andrew Yunupingu Barra'kuwuy Yunupingu Jonathon Yunupingu Adrian Garrawitja Lloyd Garrawitja |
Saltwater Band are an Indigenous Roots band from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island, around 560 kilometres 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.[1] 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.[2]
Saltwater Band's first cd Gapu Damurrun, sold more than 10,000 copies, a then record for an independent NT act[3] Their album Djarridjarri was nominated for the 2004 Best World Music Album Aria Award.[4] The album also received a Deadly Award for Album Release of the Year.[5]
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[6]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Compass" (Charlie Yunupingu, David Yunupingu) | Blues & Roots Work of the Year[7] | Nominated
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Discography
- Gapu Damurrun (1999)
- Djarridjarri (2004)
- Malk (2009)
References
- ^ Skinnyfish Music Saltwater Band - Gapu Damurrun'
- ^ Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Listen Up - Music of Black Australia
- ^ National Indigenous Times - Issue 68 Deadly times for Saltwater
- ^ Aria Awards Saltwater Band awards history
- ^ Deadly Vibe Issue 93 November 2004 Saltwater snaps up Deadly
- ^ "APRA Music Awards 2012". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Nominations > Blues & Roots Work of the Year – 2012". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
External links
- Deadly Vibe Issue 110 April 2006 A Royal Occasion
- Land Rights News Soft harmonies of Saltwater Band
- Ididj Australia Barra'kuwuy Yunupingu