Yugul (band) explained

Yugul
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Ngukurr, Australia
Genre:Blues
Years Active:1969–1975, 2001-
Label:Skinnyfish 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

Albums

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Blues Across the River
  • Released: 2003
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Skinnyfish Music (SFYU040101)

Notes and References

  1. [The Australian]
  2. ABC, DIG Internet Radio, Wrong Side Of The Roper I by Tony Collins
  3. Web site: Grabowsky . Paul . 2015-05-08 . Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2015: Paul Grabowsky's heartfelt journey . 2024-05-15 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  4. National Indigenous Times, Issue 50 - March 3, 2004, Yugul Band: Blues across the river
  5. Web site: 2021-10-05 . "The best driving album ever made in Australia": The story of Yugul . 2024-05-15 . ABC listen . en-AU.