Gurrumul is the debut album for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu 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 350 miles from Darwin. He is from the Gumatj clan of the Yolngu and his mother from the Galpu nation...

. It is performed in a mixture of both Yolngu

Yolngu Matha

Yolŋu Matha is a cover term for the languages of the Yolngu , the Indigenous people of northeast Arnhem Land in northern Australia. .Yolngu languages have a fortis–lenis contrast in plosive consonants...

 and English. It reached number three on the ARIA charts, won ARIA awards

ARIA Music Awards

The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...

 for Best World Music Album and Best Independent Release and won a Deadly

The Deadlys

The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...

 for Album of the Year. The track "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)" also won a Deadly for Single of the Year.

The album reached 3x Platinum sales in excess of 210,000. In October 2010, it was listed in the top 30 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums

100 Best Australian Albums

100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books...

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Track listing

All tracks written by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.

1. "Wiyathul"
2. "Djarimirri"
3. "Bapa"
4. "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)"
5. "Marrandil"
6. "Marwurrumburr"
7. "Galiku"
8. "Baywara"
9. "Gathu Mawula"
10. "Galupa"
11. "Wirrpangu"
12. "Wukun"

Chart performance

Chart (2008/2009)	Peak position
ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...  Albums Chart	3
Germany Album Chart	9
Swiss Album Chart	10
UK Album Chart	48

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Swiss Albums Chart	92