Gurrumil

World | May 2010

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2010-05-01
He goes by the name “Gurrumul” (guh-ROOM-ull), and he’s a blind Australian Aboriginal singer/songwriter with an acoustic guitar and a beautiful warm, emotional voice. Absolutely no-frills but so appealing. Songs in the Yulngu dialect of the Gumatj clan, and in English. Every track worth playing.

1. Slow, delicate and so sweet w/a gentle warmth.
2. Warm down/midtempo w/restrained use of chorus.
3. Slow and powerful w/soaring vocals. Just beautiful.
4. Slow and moving, in English. A sweet, simple ballad.
5. Warm and relaxed, sadly nostalgic but lovely.
6. Midtempo w/sweet strings and a gentle warmth.
7. Tripping vocals, then relaxed w/sweet guitar. Very nice.
8. Bi-lingual vocals, relaxed and warm.
9. Soft guitar, gentle vocals, then a bit more power & chorus.
10. Beautiful melody, soft blend of strings & vocals. Sigh…
11. Soft and sweet w/a gentle head-nodding melody.
12. Soaring vocals, lyrical and warm. Really beautiful.

Recent airplay

Wukun
Abra's AirwavesSep 02, 2010
Djarimirri
At the Cafe BohemianJun 29, 2010
Galiku
At the Cafe BohemianJun 22, 2010
Wukun
Abra's AirwavesJun 11, 2010
Wukun
At the Bohemian CafeJun 08, 2010
Galiku
At the Cafe BohemianJun 01, 2010

Charting

2010-05-02 — 2010-07-04 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 4 1
Jun 27 1
Jun 13 2
Jun 6 1
May 30 2
May 16 1
May 9 3

Track listing

1. Wiyathul
2. Djarimirri
3. Bapa
4. Barrumul History
5. Marrandil
6. Marwuruburr
7. Galiku
8. Baywara
9. Gathu Mawula
10. Galupa
11. Wirrpangu
12. Wukun