Mandawuy (Djarrtjuntjun) Yunupingu, früher Gudjuk und Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu genannt, (* 17. September 1956 bei Yirrkala auf der Gove-Halbinsel, Arnhemland im Northern Territory, Australien; † 2. Juni 2013 ebenda) war ein Aborigine der Yolngu (dessen Vorname Mandawuy in der Tradition der Yolngu nach seinem Tod nicht mehr genannt wird). Er war ein Lehrer, Sänger, Liedschreiber und Gitarrist. Darüber hinaus war er der erste Aborigine aus dem Arnhemland, der einen akademischen Titel erhielt. Ferner war er der erste indigene Schuldirektor in Australien. Seit 1986 war er der Bandleader der Aborigines-Rockgruppe Yothu Yindi und wurde im Januar 1993 zum Australier des Jahres 1992 gewählt. 1998 verlieh ihm die Queensland University of Technology den Titel Doktor h. c. (de)
Mandawuy Yunupingu (nombre de nacimiento Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu, o también llamado Gudjuk) fue un músico aborigen y profesor australiano, más notable por ser el líder de la banda Yothu Yindi. Fue el australiano del Año en 1992. (es)
Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu AC, formerly Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu; skin name Gudjuk; also known as Dr Yunupingu (17 September 1956 – 2 June 2013) was an Australian musician and educator. An Aboriginal, in 1989 he became assistant principal of the Yirrkala Community School – which he once attended – and was principal for the following two years. He helped establish the Yolngu Action Group and introduced the Both Ways system, which recognised traditional Aboriginal teaching alongside Western methods. From 1986, he was the frontman of the Aboriginal rock group Yothu Yindi as a singer-songwriter and guitarist. Yothu Yindi released six albums: Homeland Movement (1989), Tribal Voice (1991), Freedom (1993), Birrkuta - Wild Honey (1996), One Blood (1999), and Garma (2000). The group's top 20 ARIA Singles Chart appearances were "Treaty" (1991) and "Djäpana (Sunset Dreaming)" (1992). The band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2012. Yunupingu was appointed Australian of the Year for 1992 by the National Australia Day Council. In 1993, he was one of six Indigenous Australians who jointly presented the Boyer Lectures "Voices of the Land" for the International Year of the World's Indigenous People (IYWIP). In April 1998, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Queensland University of Technology. He died in 2013, aged 56. (en)
Mandawuy Yunupingu, né le 17 septembre 1956 à Yirrkala, et mort dans cette ville le 2 juin 2013, est un musicien australien. Son nom aborigène est Gutjuk. Mandawuy signifie "né de l'argile". (fr)
A 44-year-old Aboriginal Australian man standing upon a stage, wearing light blue jeans, a black unbuttoned jacket, a yellow shirt and a headband. He holds a portable microphone in his left hand at his side and is staring ahead. Behind him is band equipment on a screen lit up in a green display. (en)
Mandawuy Yunupingu (nombre de nacimiento Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu, o también llamado Gudjuk) fue un músico aborigen y profesor australiano, más notable por ser el líder de la banda Yothu Yindi. Fue el australiano del Año en 1992. (es)
Mandawuy Yunupingu, né le 17 septembre 1956 à Yirrkala, et mort dans cette ville le 2 juin 2013, est un musicien australien. Son nom aborigène est Gutjuk. Mandawuy signifie "né de l'argile". (fr)
Mandawuy (Djarrtjuntjun) Yunupingu, früher Gudjuk und Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu genannt, (* 17. September 1956 bei Yirrkala auf der Gove-Halbinsel, Arnhemland im Northern Territory, Australien; † 2. Juni 2013 ebenda) war ein Aborigine der Yolngu (dessen Vorname Mandawuy in der Tradition der Yolngu nach seinem Tod nicht mehr genannt wird). (de)
Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu AC, formerly Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu; skin name Gudjuk; also known as Dr Yunupingu (17 September 1956 – 2 June 2013) was an Australian musician and educator. An Aboriginal, in 1989 he became assistant principal of the Yirrkala Community School – which he once attended – and was principal for the following two years. He helped establish the Yolngu Action Group and introduced the Both Ways system, which recognised traditional Aboriginal teaching alongside Western methods. (en)