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Yothu Yindi
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- Australia
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- About Yothu
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"Yothu Yindi" is Yolngu for "child and mother". The band formed through the merger of an unnamed band from the Yolngu homelands with a non-Aboriginal group called the Swamp Jockeys.
The band is most known for their hit Treaty (1991).
Discography
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Album formats
- 10": 10 inch vinyl records were played at 45 or 33 1/3 rounds per minute (rpm). The former could hold 9, the latter 12 minutes of music per side.
- 7": 7 inch records (often referred to as 45s) were played at 45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm, with about 4:30 or 6 minutes of music per side.
- LP: Long play, is a vinyl record played at 33 1⁄3 rpm with a 12 or 10-inch diameter.
- EP: Extended play, are vinyl records that allowed two or even three songs on each side.
Homeland Movement
- Released
- 1988
- Tracks
- Mainstream
- Yolngu Woman
- Homeland Movement
- Djapana: Sunset Dreaming
- Gamadala (Red Kangaroo Escarpment)
- Garrtjambal (Red Kangaroo)
- Mambulmambul (Red Kangaroo Meat)
- Gudurrku (Brolga)
- Barrwula, Part 1 (Sacred Waterhole)
- Barrwula, Part 2
- Barrwula, Part 3
- Gunmarra, Sequence 1 (Anchovy)
- Gunmarra, Sequence 2
- Luku-Wangawuy Manikay, 1788
Djapana (7")
- Released
- 1989
- Tracks
- Djapana (Sunset Dreaming)
- Gunumurra (Sequence 1)
- Gunumurra (Sequence 2)
Mainstream (7")
- Released
- 1989
- Tracks
- Mainstream
- Guddurrku
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Treaty (12", Filthy Lucre Remix)
- Released
- 1991
- Tracks
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Tribal Voice
- Released
- 1991
- Tracks
- Gapu (Water)
- Treaty
- My Kind of Life
- Maralitja (Crocodile Man)
- Dhum Dhum (Bush Wallaby)
- Tribal Voice
- Dharpa (Tree)
- Yinydjapana (Dolphin)
- Matjala (Driftwood)
- Hope
- Gapirri (Stingray)
- Beyarrmak (Comic)
- Treaty (Radio Mix)
Treaty (7")
- Released
- 1991
- Tracks
- Treaty
- Yolngu Boy
Djapan
- Released
- 1992
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Treaty (7", William Orbit Remix)
- Released
- 1992
- Tracks
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Treaty (7")
- Released
- 1992
- Tracks
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Djapana (7")
- Released
- 1992
- Tracks
- Djapana (Sunset Dreaming, Gapirri Mix)
- Dhum Dhum (Bush Wallaby)
- Djapana (Sunset Dreaming)
Tribal Voice
- Released
- 1992
- Tracks
- Gapu (Water)
- Treaty
- My Kind of Life
- Maralitja (Crocodile Man)
- Dhum Dhum (Bush Wallaby)
- Tribal Voice
- Dharpa (Tree)
- Yinydjapana (Dolphin)
- Mainstream
- Djapana (Sunset Dreaming)
- Djapana (Sunset Dreaming, Radio Mix)
- Matjala (Driftwood)
- Hope
- Gapirri (Stingray)
- Biyarrmak (Comic)
- Treaty (Radio Mix)
Tribal Voice (7", K-Class Club Mix)
- Released
- 1992
- Tracks
- Tribal Voice
- Treaty (K-Class Club Mix)
- Djapana (Sunset Dreaming, Octopus Mix)
Gapu
- Released
- 1993
- Tracks
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World Turning (7")
- Released
- 1993
- Tracks
- World Turning (Rawak Mix)
- World Turning (Another Pond Mix)
- Gapu (Vibe Mix)
- Wilawila
- World Turning (Djana Mix)
Treaty (12", Sure Is Pure + Stuart Chrichton Remixes)
- Released
- 1994
- Tracks
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Dots on the Shells (7")
- Released
- 1994
- Tracks
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Timeless Land (7")
- Released
- 1994
- Tracks
- Timeless Land
- Timeless Land - Bengga Club Mix
- Timeless Land - Galala Dub
Freedom
- Released
- 1994
- Tracks
- Timeless Land
- World of Innocence
- Freedom
- Baywara
- Ngerrk (Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo)
- Back to Culture
- World Turning
- Mabo
- Milika (Diamond Fish)
- Danggultji (Brolga)
- Gunitjpirr Man
- Yolngu Boy
- Dots on the Shells
- Our Generation
- Gany'tjurr (White-Faced Heron)
- Gapu (Water), Tidal Mix
Timeless Land (12")
- Released
- 1994
- Tracks
- Timeless Land - Vocal Mix
- Timeless Land - Dub Mix
Superhighway (7")
- Released
- 1996
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Birrkuta: Wild Honey
- Released
- 1996
- Tracks
- Tears for Law: Garrathiya Run
- Yolngu Woman
- Ngarrpiya (Octopus)
- Superhighway
- Bapang (Driftwood)
- Djatpa (Fun Song)
- Timor
- Matter of Choice
- Stop That
- Lorrpu (Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo)
- Spirit of Peace
- Yirrmala (Bayini Hull)
- Honey: Birrkuta
- Cora
- Mice and Men
One Blood
- Released
- 1999
- Tracks
- Laykarrambu (Male Red Kangaroo)
- One Blood
- Mainstream
- World Turning
- Baywara
- Dots on the Shells
- Rrama (Yellow-Red Sunset Clouds)
- Djapana: Sunset Dreaming
- Written on a Bark
- Tribal Voice
- Seven Sisters
- Mingaminga (Cycad-Nut Bread)
- Tears for Law: Garrathiya Run
- Baru (Saltwater Crocodile)
- Belief on the Future
- Nyinganyinga (Anchovy)
- Our Land
- Yarryurru (Red Kangaroo Spear)
- Treaty '98
Community Life
- Released
- September 2000
- Tracks
Sorry, no tracklisting available.
Garma
- Released
- 12 September 2000
- Tracks
- Macassan Crew
- Fire
- Surfing the Log
- Community Life
- Bush
- Ghost Spirits
- Romance at Garma
- Good Medicine
- Calling Every Nation
- Wirrku Girl (Nyapililngu)
- Lonely Tree
- Gone is the Land
- Silver Owl
- Guwalny (Squid): Silver Light
Treaty (12")
- Released
- November 2000
- Tracks
- Treaty - Dario G Remix (Vocal)
- Treaty - Peace Division Remix (Vocal)
Healing Stone - The Best Of Yothu Yindi
- Released
- 30 November 2012
- Tracks
- Treaty (Radio Mix)
- Djapana (Radio Mix)
- Tribal Voice
- Mainstream
- Timeless Land
- Macassan Crew
- Djatpa
- Yirrmala
- One Blood
- Baywara
- Dots on the Shells
- Maralitja
- World Turning
- Superhighway
- Tears For Law (Garrathiya Run)
- Yolngu Boy
- Healing Stone
- Notes
The album also includes a DVD containing many of the band’s music videos, plus their celebrated documentary, ‘Tribal Voice’.
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