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Warumpi Band were an Australian country and Aboriginal rock group which formed in the outback settlement of Papunya, Northern Territory, in 1980. The original line-up was George Burarrwanga on vocals and didgeridoo, Gordon Butcher on drums, his brother Sammy Butcher on guitar and bass guitar, and Neil Murray on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. The group released three albums, Big Name, No Blankets (1985), Go Bush! (1987) and Too Much Humbug (1996). Although the band never received widespread popularity (in no small part due to their indifference at the idea of committing to the regimented lif ...read more
Warumpi Band were an Australian country and Aboriginal rock group which formed in the outback settlement of Papunya, Northern Territory, in 1980. The original line-up was George Burarrwanga on vocals and didgeridoo, Gordon Butcher on drums, his brother Sammy Butcher on guitar and bass guitar, and Neil Murray on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. The group released three albums, Big Name, No Blankets (1985), Go Bush! (1987) and Too Much Humbug (1996). Although the band never received widespread popularity (in no small part due to their indifference at the idea of committing to the regimented lifestyle of a touring and recording band), songs such as 'Blackfella/Whitefella' and 'My Island Home' have crystallised the spirit and post-colonisation deprivations of Australia's Indigenous people and become anthems in the fight for reconciliation. « hide |
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