Isaac Yamma Explained
| Isaac Yamma |
| Alias: | Isaac Yama |
| Birth Date: | 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Kaltukatjara, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Death Date: | January 1990 |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre: | Country |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Label: | CAAMA Records |
Isaac Yamma (or Yama) (1940 – January 1990) was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River (Kaltukatjara). He started his musical career as a member of Areyonga Desert Tigers. He later performed with his band the Pitjantjatjara Country Band, a band made up of his sons Hector, Frank, Peter and Paul and his cousin Russell Yamma. His song were mostly sung in Pitjantjatjara. He was also a radio host on CAAMA Radio 8KIN FM.
Discography
- Albums
- Isaac Yama and the Pitjantjatjara Country Band (1987) – CAAMA
- Isaac Yama and the Pitjantjatjara Country Band No.2 (1987) – CAAMA
- Compilations
- Papal Concert, Alice Springs (1982) – Imparja
- Desert Songs 1 (1982) – CAAMA
- Desert Songs 2 (1983) – CAAMA
- From the Bush (1990) – CAAMA
- AIDS: How Could I Know (1989) – CAAMA
- 25th Anniversary Compilation 2 (2006) – CAAMA
References
- Book: Walker, Clinton . Clinton Walker . . 2000 . Pluto Press . 1-86403-152-2 . 230–243 . Country Man .
- Book: Toohey, Paul . God's Little Acre . 1996 . Duffy & Snellgrove . Sydney . 1-875989-09-9 . The Story of Isaac .
- Book: Breen, Marcus. Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. 1989. 0-85575-197-5.
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