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Yugul (band)

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Yugul
OriginNgukurr, Australia
GenresBlues
Years active1969–1975, 2001-
LabelsSkinnyfish Music

Yugul are a blues band from Ngukurr, a small community in southeast Arnhem Land.[1] They are the first Aboriginal blues band in the Northern Territory[2] and one of the longest running, having been established around 1968.[3] They released their debut album in 2003 with help from Charles Darwin University,[4] Blues Across the River, which is credited as being one of Australia's great blues albums.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Blues Across the River

References

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  1. ^ The Australian October 28, 2004, "Reborn Yugul brings out the Top End blues" by Ashleigh Wilson
  2. ^ ABC, DIG Internet Radio, Wrong Side Of The Roper I by Tony Collins
  3. ^ Grabowsky, Paul (2015-05-08). "Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2015: Paul Grabowsky's heartfelt journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  4. ^ National Indigenous Times, Issue 50 - March 3, 2004, Yugul Band: Blues across the river Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ ""The best driving album ever made in Australia": The story of Yugul". ABC listen. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2024-05-15.