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Writing in the sand : Yothu Yindi / Matt Garrick.

Writing in the sand : Yothu Yindi / Matt Garrick.
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ISBN 9780733341809 (hardback)
Author Garrick, Matt (author)
Title Writing in the sand : Yothu Yindi / Matt Garrick.
Cover title Writing in the sand : the epic story of legendary band Yothu Tindi and how their song 'Treaty' gave voice to a movement
Publisher and/or associated date/s [Sydney, NSW] : ABC Books, HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
©2021.
Description xvii, 362 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), map ; 25 cm.
Note With introductions by Yalmay Yunupina and Witiyana Marika.
Bibliography Includes bibliographic references.
Summary Sometimes a musical revolution can erupt from the most unlikely of places. Long before they were ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, Yothu Yindi were a bunch of Yolngu (Aboriginal people of East Arnhem Land) and balanda (non-Indigenous) mates rocking out in the remote Top End. Soon they were creating some of the coolest new music in the country, splicing traditional sounds with electric, and spreading a message of unity. Then, after singer Mandawuy Yunupiu penned the hit song 'Treaty' with Paul Kelly and Peter Garrett, and a remix dropped in 1991, Yothu Yindi shot out of Arnhem Land and into the hearts of music lovers across Australia and the world. Writing in the Sand, by Yothu Yindi's authorised biographer, Matt Garrick, is the epic story of one of Australia's most original bands and how 'Treaty' gave voice to Indigenous Australia's hard-fought struggle for recognition. Featuring photos from the band's archives never previously published, the book is based on extensive interviews with current and former band members, including mainstays Witiyana Marika, Stu Kellaway and Jodie Cockatoo, as well as family members such as Yalmay Yunupiu, Mandawuy's widow, and collaborators and fellow artists like Garrett, Kelly, Neil Finn, Joy McKean, Bart Willoughby and Andrew Farriss.
Subjects Yothu Yindi (Musical group)
Yolngu (Australian people) -- Songs and music
Rock groups -- Australia -- Biography
Music - Musicians
Music - Contemporary - Rock and pop
Yolngu people (N230) (NT SD53)
Rock groups -- Australia
Rock music -- Australia -- 20th century
Popular music -- Australia
Aboriginal Australian rock musicians
Aboriginal Australians -- Music
Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land -- Songs and music
Music -- Social aspects
Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Yunupinu, Yalmay (author of introduction)
Marika, Witiyana (author of introduction)
Call number 2021.273
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A0094740X 2021.273
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