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Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu AC, formerly Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu, and also known as Dr Yunupingu (17 September 1956 – 2 June 2013), was a teacher and musician, and frontman of the Aboriginal rock group Yothu Yindi from 1986.
Jun 4, 2013 · Mandawuy Yunupingu, the former lead singer of the Australian indigenous band Yothu Yindi, died on Sunday at his home in a tiny Aboriginal settlement in the Northern Territory. He was 56.
Learn about the life and achievements of Mandawuy Yunupingu, the lead singer of Yothu Yindi and a champion of Aboriginal rights and culture. See his portraits by John Elliott and Lorrie Graham.
Jun 3, 2013 · SYDNEY (AP) — Mandawuy Yunupingu, the former lead singer of Australian indigenous band Yothu Yindi and one of the country’s most famous Aborigines, has died, Australia’s prime minister said Monday. He was 56.
- kgelineau@ap.org
- Global Investigative Reporter
A portrait of Mandawuy Yunupingu, the lead singer of Yothu Yindi and the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed a school principal. The portrait was taken by Lorrie Graham in 1991 and purchased by the National Portrait Gallery in 2011.
Apr 3, 2023 · A former Australian of the Year, Garma festival chairman, land rights stalwart, singer, painter and a force of community power, Yunupingu has passed away in Arnhem Land at age 74.
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Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu, formerly Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu, and also known as Dr Yunupingu, was a teacher and musician, and frontman of the Aboriginal rock group Yothu Yindi from 1986. He was an Aboriginal Australian man of the Yolŋu people, with a skin name of Gudjuk.
