His Life and Music is a live albumbyGurrumul and The Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The album was recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Festival in May 2013,[1] and released through ABC Music.
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| Live albumby
Gurrumul and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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| Released | 6 December 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 28/29 May 2013 | |||
| Genre | World Music, Aboriginal | |||
| Label | Skinnyfish Music ABC Music | |||
| Gurrumul albums chronology | ||||
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The recording features Gurrumul, in a world-first collaboration with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performing a collection of songs from his award winning albums. Also included on the album are introductions from Gurrumul's family that provide a rare insight into the people, the country and the stories behind some of his most popular songs.[2]
The album was released on 6 December 2013 [3] and peaked at #48 on the ARIA album's chart.[4]
At the AIR Awards of 2014, the album won Best Independent Classical Album.[5]
Tyler McLoughlan from The Music gave the album 4 1/2 stars out of 5, saying; "Gurrumul has a habit of evoking an array of overwhelming emotions in a live setting that don't even exist in the toolbox of most performers" and "[it] is a thrilling piece of the live Gurrumul experience to take home".[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer/s | Length |
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| 1. | "Wiyathul" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul | 6:35 |
| 2. | "Welcome and Introduction" | Michael Hohnen | 1:21 | |
| 3. | "Bapa" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Introduction to Djarimirri" | Susan Dhangal Gurruwiwi | 0:44 | |
| 5. | "Djarimirri" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Introduction to Djilawurr" | Johnny Gurrumgurrum Burrawanga | 1:30 | |
| 7. | "Djilawurr" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Introduction to Marwurrumburr" | Susan Dhangal Gurruwiwi | 1:15 | |
| 9. | "Marwurrumburr" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Introduction to Baru" | Michael Hohnen | 2:02 | |
| 11. | "Baru" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Introduction to Wukan" | Susan Dhangal Gurruwiwi | 1:55 | |
| 13. | "Wukan" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 4:34 |
| 14. | "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 6:35 |
| 15. | "Gathu Mawula" | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 4:47 |
Australian Independent Record Labels Association Awards [7]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2014 | "His Life and Music" | Best Independent Classical Album | Won |
Australian Recording Industry Association Awards [8]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2014 | "His Life and Music" | Best Male Artist | Nominated |
| Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album | Won |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 48 |