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Warumpi Band, Festival of Aboriginal Rock Music, Darwin 1988

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Uploaded by on Feb 23, 2008

George Burarrwanga, Warumpi Band, and others at the closing stages of the "Festival of Aboriginal Rock Music" in Darwin in September 1988, the first ever indigenous festival of this kind.

The full line up of bands include:

Wild Brumbies, Docker River
Areyonga Desert Tigers, Areyonga
Sunrise Band, Maningrida
Tiwi Wailers, Bathurst Island
Isaac Yama & Pitjantjatjara Band, Alice Springs
Frank Yama, Alice Springs
Kulumindini Country Music Band, Elliot
Black Bala Mujik
The Blue Coasters, Numbulwar
Casso & The Axons, Darwin
Mixed Relations
Wairuk Band, Humpty Doo
Broken English, Ngukurr
Warumpi Band, Papunya
Letterstick Band
Wirrinyga Band, Milingimbi
Malandarri Band, Borroloola
Yothu Yindi, Yirrkala
Ilkari Maru, Amata
Soft Sands, Elcho Island
Tableland Drifters, Elliott
Dharrwar Band, Elcho Island

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  • hey there people! Where could i get some recordings of Warumpi Band? I found their account on myspace but the last time when someone had ever been logged in there was back in 2008..

  • @hyperborea2north go to the website of Skinnyfish Music you can get Warumpi Band's CDs there, enjoy!

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  • respect to the brother purely a good aboriginal artist..peace cuz where ever you are....

  • George's Island home

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  • great song and George I hold George with high regards, great man and awsome music !

  • u hav no idea EpicHayden37 wat us whites put the native australians thru! the least we can do is sho sum respect! and here u r laughing at other people and playing little jokes! wat a disgrace!

  • @EpicHayden37 this isnt the place for jokes

  • I actually like it, I just disliked because MLzammo is a jerk lol.

  • @MLzammo, I don't like it xD

  • how can that 1 person dislike this. fuck him! im white and i still like it

  • George was an amazing man, I wish the rest of the Australian population had his views. Apologies if I'm using his name out of turn, I know that many native people don't speak of the departed by name

  • r.i.p my uncle :)

    my true inspiration, i miss you alot x

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