Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

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 multiinstrumentalist he played drums keyboards guitar a righthandstrung guitar played lefthanded and didgeridoo but it was the clarity of his singing voice that attracted rave reviews He sang stories of his land both in Yolŋu languages such as Gaalpu Gumatj or Djambarrpuynu a dialect related to Gumatj and in English He began his career as a member of Yothu Yindi and later Saltwater Band and his solo career brought him wider acclaim He was the most commercially successful Aboriginal Australian musician at the time of his death As of 2020 it is estimated that Yunupingu has sold half a million records globally