Gurrumul-His life and Music.

 

ELTHAMbookshop, Nillumbik Reconciliation Group, Monstalvat and ABC Books

present

Robert Hillman, author of Gurrumul His Life and Music

From concert halls to recording studios and into Aboriginal heartlands, this is the story of Australia’s Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. This unique Indigenous man is one of the most inspiring music stories of our generation. Part road trip, part biography, Robert Hillman’s account of Gurrumul’s life and music offers rare insights into the sources of his inspiration. The book includes interviews with family and friends, song lyrics and exclusive photographs. His story is one of a great talent revealed and of an astonishing musical gift that has left audiences all over the world spellbound. The book includes an exclusive CD of remixed songs from his bestselling albums ‘Gurrumul’ and ‘Rrakala’ featuring rare remixes of the songs ‘Bäpa’ and ‘Gurrumul History (I was Born Blind)’ and ‘Warwu’. 

Robert Hillman is a Melbourne-based writer of fiction and biography. His autobiography THE BOY IN THE GREEN SUIT won the Australian National Biography Award for 2005. His critically acclaimed MY LIFE AS A TRAITOR (written with Zarah Ghahramani) was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction in 2008 and was published widely overseas. He has co authored with Najaf Mazari, The Rugmaker of Mazar e Sharif and The Honey Thief.

This evening will be introduced by Philip John Morrissey,Academic Coordinator, Australian Indigenous Studies,The Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

Venue: The Barn, Montsalvat, Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham

Date: June 4th