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Saltwater Band
Biography
Saltwater Band are an Indigenous Roots band from Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island, around 560 kilometres from Darwin. The members are Yolngu and they sing mostly in language. Their songs are a mixture of traditional songs and reggae/ska influenced pop. One member of the band, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, is a close relative of Mandawuy Yunupingu of Yothu Yindi and is a past member of Yothu Yindi. Saltwater Band's first cd Gapu Damurrun, sold more than 10,000 copies, a then record for an independent NT act Their album Djarridjarri was nominated for the 2004 Best World Music Album Aria Award. The album also received a Deadly for Album Release of the Year.
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Discography
- Malk
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| Song | Malk |
| Artist | Saltwater Band |
| Album | Malk |
| Label | Skinnyfish Music |
| Year | 2009 |
| Song | Baywara |
| Artist | Saltwater Band |
| Album | Malk |
| Label | Skinnyfish Music |
| Year | 2009 |
| Song | Martjanba |
| Artist | Saltwater Band |
| Album | Malk |
| Label | Skinnyfish Music |
| Year | 2009 |
| Song | Bolu |
| Artist | Saltwater Band |
| Album | Malk |
| Label | Skinnyfish Music |
| Year | 2009 |
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- YouTube Saltwater Band Bolu Live IMA 2006 3:40
- YouTube Djomula Saltwater Band 2007 Telstra Art Award 4:45
- YouTube Saltwater Band Wata Didgeridoo 1:04
- YouTube Marwurrumburr Saltwater Band 2007 Telstra Art Award 4:26
- YouTube Gathu Mawula Saltwater Band 2007 Telstra Art Award 4:35
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Links
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On the ABC
- Yunupingu takes top gong at Indigenous Music Awards - ABC Arts
- Saltwater Band - Yolgnu Island Dancers | Home & Hosed - New ...
- Skinnyfish Music - gallery
- 7th Annual Northern Territory Indigenous Music Awards - ABC ...
- The Planet - 25 February 2004 - Saltwater Band
- Saltwater Band + The Planet + 25/02/2004
- Bush Telegraph - 29/01/2004: Music by the Saltwater band
- WOMADelaide 2006 - Clare Bowditch/Saltwater Band/Bomba And ...
- The Planet - 16 September 2010 - Saltwater Band
- Night Air - 8 June 2008 - Salt
Elsewhere on the Web
- Saltwater Band | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos
- malk saltwater band | Music NT
- thedwarf.com.au : Malk - Saltwater Band
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Comments
Just heard Salwater Band and trheir song, 'Baywara' on ABC1Dig. I'll be listening for more:)
Malk - Saltwater Band. A beautiful album, heard it first on ABC overnight.
Pity the price retailers are charging is up to 75% more than the latest mainstream artists albums at $19.99. Saltwater Band album is priced in Cairns : JB Hi Fi $27.99 ABC Shop $34.99. The shop assistant in JB Hi Fi asked what country they were from ! They had several copies on the shelf but I was a little surprised at the higher than usual pricing. So much for music retail staff nowadays taking in interest in all genres as they did when I was in the record shop business in the 70's. By the way the ABC offered to price match the JB Hi Fi price and after making a price check, purchased from ABC as it is where I heard it first.
Saw the band play at an open air concert in Cairns on the Esplanade last year and they were excellent. Good to see the ABC at least give them airplay.
Just fantastic I wonder what it feels like being there in person at their concerts, can't wait to go to the Territory and meet people from another country.
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