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Warumpi Band ( / ˈwʌrəmpi /) were an Australian country and Aboriginal rock group which formed in the outback settlement of Papunya, Northern Territory, in 1980. The original line-up was George Burarrwanga on vocals and didgeridoo, Gordon Butcher Tjapanangka on drums, his brother Sammy Butcher Tjapanangka on guitar and bass guitar ...
13 apr 2012 · Australia's trailblazing crossover indigenous masters with their trademark track, later made famous by Chrtistine Anu.
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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this video may contain video footage and voices of deceased persons.This is the offici...
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9 gen 2024 · Formed in Papunya (Warumpi in Pintupi-Luritja) in 1980, Warumpi was the first Aboriginal rock ‘n’ roll band to sing in language. They took Australian First Nations culture around the world with songs including My Island Home and the iconic Blackfella/Whitefella. Warumpi co-founder Sammy Butcher with daughter Anyupa Butcher, right, and Rachael Maza.
Big Name, No Blankets is the debut studio album by Australian band, Warumpi Band. It was released in 1985. In 2011, Neil Murray explained the title of the album saying they were playing in Halls Creek in 1984 and their single "Jailangaru Parkanu (Out from Jail)" had played on Countdown.
Since they first burst onto the Australian music scene in 1984 with their debut album, Big Name No Blankets, the Warumpi Band has been at the forefront of the Australian Aboriginal rock movement. The band plays a hard-driving blues-rock in both English and their native language.
Australian Aboriginal rock band, founded in 1980 in Papunya, Northern Territory, Australia and active until 1987, reformed in 1995 and split in 2000. The band name comes from Warumpinya, the Luritja name for Papunya.
