News

15 September 2008

Thursday 27th November, Enmore Theatre, Sydney

Presented by the Atlas Agency & Roots Level Records,
Proudly presented in association with Skinnyfish Music

Being his largest concert theatre in Australia to date, Gurrumul, as he prefers to be called, will be backed by a string quartet featuring Michael Hohnen on double bass, Francis Diatschenko on Spanish guitar and violinist Erkki Velheim.

The remarkable East Timorese activist/singer/songwriter Ego Lemos will perform a solo set as his special guest.

For more details click on the links below, in the Tour Dates section.

10 September 2008

2008 ARIA Awards Nominations; Carriageworks – Sydney

Gurrumul became a multiple ARIA nominee, picking up five nominations, including in the coveted categories of best male artist and album of the year.

A relative unknown this time last year, Gurrumul has experienced a phenomenal rise to fame with his self-titled album. The album is expected to go GOLD before Christmas 08 and interest from overseas will see him play in China, New York and UK within the next 6 months.

And the nominations are:

• Album of the Year
• Best Independent Release
• Best Male Artist
• Best World Music Album

Michael Hohnen, Gurrumul's bass player and collaborator, received a nomination for Producer of the Year.

Tickets to the ARIA Awards at Acer Arena on Sunday October 19, go on sale today.

To view Gurrumul's nominations and the other nominees for this years awards you can go to the ARIA Awards website.

9 September 2008

UK Release

Currently available on import at HMV, Amazon UK and selected independent retailers. Domestic release February 2009.

"Gurrumul is a gentle masterpiece of remarkable beauty…
Quite simply it's the most impressive Aussie indigenous album in quite a while."

Seth Jordan, Songlines Magazine - UK 5 stars

EU World Music Charts

Gurrumul entered the World Music Charts at number 8 this month (September 08).

30 August 2008

2008 NT Indigenous Music Awards

Gurrumul won Act of the Year; Album of the Year; Artwork and Design of the Year and Song of the Year for 'Wiyathul'.

His solo/combined show with Ego Lemos the previous night (29 August) was a sell out and a hit with the locals and tourists alike.

To say that Gurrumul is pleased with how well things are going would be an understatement. He's extremely excited about the reactions he's receiving from all over the country and the world. It would be hard to wipe the grin off his face.

Saltwater Band, who Gurrumul is also apart of, won DVD/Filmclip of the Year.

Click here to view the Sydney Morning Herald article.