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Yunupingu blazes trail for Indigenous musos

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Dec 16, 2009 Updated Dec 18, 2009

A music label based in the Northern Territory, which specialises in Indigenous artists, will be distributing its catalogue throughout Europe after signing a deal with a UK distributor.

Skinnyfish Music is the label which released the multi award-winning debut album by blind singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.

The deal was prompted by Yunupingu's success in Europe, with his album having sold 150,000 copies there already.

It’s hoped the deal will see more artists from the Northern Territory receive international exposure.

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Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (born 1970) is an Indigenous Australian musician, who sings in the Yolngu language. He was born in Galiwin'ku, off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Australia about 580 kilometres from Darwin. He is from the Gumatj clan of the Yolngu and his mother from the Galpu nation. He was born blind, has never learned Braille and does not have a guide dog or use a white cane....

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