Yothu Yindi
He co-founded the Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi in 1986. He is the lead singer and most prominent personality of the band, and he also plays guitar. The name Yothu Yindi means "child and mother". It refers to the kinship of north-east Arnhem Land.
The band is most famous for the song "Treaty", which reached number 1 on the Australian charts and stayed there for a total of 22 weeks. The song contains words from Gujamati, an indigenous language.
Yunupingu strives to achieve a better understanding of Aboriginal culture by balanda (non-Aboriginal people), and is a prominent advocate of reconciliation between white and Aboriginal Australians.
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