2008/11/2
Gurrumul
无意中收看了凤凰台的“大剧院,零距离”听到了Gurrumul古鲁姆这把声音,深深的被吸引住了!肤色,失明,外貌....都不重要了,听他娓娓道来的歌声,在述说着他的家人,他的过去,他的民族,让我想起童年,想起祖母,想起过去,却心里酸溜溜的,一种快要哭出来的感动。
Introdution:先天失明的杰弗里现年37岁,作为澳大利亚原住民,他会说三种土著语言,但几乎不讲英语,所以只有他的家乡人能理解他的歌词。凭借萦绕不
去的歌声和流传悠远的旋律,杰弗里很早就在家乡远近闻名。这个自学成才的吉他手之前就曾得到过澳大利亚的唱片业协会(ARIA)的最佳独立唱片和世界音乐
奖。
“他捕捉到了维古族(Yolngu)文化中的精髓,悲哀但同时又充满快乐,对土地热切地渴求就但从不忧虑。”他的发言人Michael Hohnen表示。评论界把他的嗓音赞誉为“难以企及的优美”,还有人把他的歌声比作细雨。
包 括Sting、Elton John、Bjork在内的国际艺人都是他的乐迷,而澳大利亚环境文化部长(前摇滚乐手)Peter
Garrett则赞赏这个澳洲北部埃尔科岛出身的歌手写出了他听过的最伟大的歌曲。不过日渐走红的杰弗里相当反感媒体的炒作,他很少有媒体宣传,并把追逐
他的记者比喻为“捕捉他的袋鼠”。
澳大利亚的土著居民人口为46万,占到总人口的2%,但他们大多受失业、家庭等多种社会问题的困扰。杰弗里的得奖随即引起热烈的轰动,他也让当晚获得六个奖项的17岁灵魂乐美少女Gabriella Cilmi变得黯然失色。
杰弗里在今年三月推出了自己的同名专辑,并在当地的唱片和iTunes下载排行榜上夺得第一。前不久他还在北京的“国际民歌博览音乐周”做了首个演出。
注: 杰弗里·古鲁姆(Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu)是闻名世界的澳大利亚土著黑人歌手,他使用澳大利亚北部方言Yolngu歌唱,将流传悠久的土著旋律改编成适合吉它和钢琴演奏的曲 调。 他擅长演唱圣歌、民歌以及乡村音乐,天生双目失明的他从小聆听老人们讲述Yolngu历史和民间故事,这使他的歌曲带上了浓郁的民族特色和穿透力。
Blind
from birth, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is a powerhouse of musical
creativity. Geoffrey, or Gudjuk as he is also called, is from the
Gumatj nation, his mother from the Galpu nation both First Nations
peoples from North East Arnhemland.
A former member of
Yothu Yindi, now with Saltwater Band, Gurrumul solo excursions
highlight his amazing talent as a singer/songwriter/musician, his
beautiful voice singing the songs of his Gumatj country will never
leave you. His solo performances are a rare treat and should not be
missed.
Geoffrey's own band the Saltwater Band hail from Galiwin'ku on Elcho
Island, NE Arnhem Land are a much loved and most popularly noted
Indigenous band, partly because of Gurrumul's influence and guidance.
With the release of this his first solo album, Geoffrey highlights the
tremendous talent he has to offer Indigenous music in Australia, and
indeed, the world.
One of the most important and beautiful Indigenous albums ever
recorded, Skinny Fish music are excited and proud to be associated with
this magical project.
Links: Myspace :http://www.myspace.com/gurrumul
Youtube :http://www.youtube.com/gurrumul