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New Music From Late Australian Indigenous Singer Gurrumul

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New music from world-renowned Australian Aboriginal singer Gurrumul will be released next month, his record label said, with one album already completed as part of a documentary. The singer, who was born blind and never gave any interviews, passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with illness aged 46. He won international acclaim for … Read more

Prominent Australian Aboriginal Singer Gurrumul Dies At 46

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World-renowned indigenous singer Gurrumul has died after a “long battle with illness” aged 46, his management said Wednesday, as Australians hailed his contributions to music. Born blind, the reluctant star never gave any interviews and was painfully shy, but his music drew worldwide acclaim, despite the fact that he performed in his Gumatj dialect which … Read more