Loved tasmania visited for a week dec.jan .2001-2 .I am from u.k. but father Indian so people must have thought me part aboriginal ... went round devonport at Christmas eating ( British wild plant ) Bush tucker like Linden lime flowers ..great place to visit but not to settle it's your land not mine.
As a black and Native American, I can relate to this music which touches my soul at the end we are all one black family! Just Amazing!!! Love💖and respects to our native Australians 🇦🇺
This is one of the best bands Australia has produced. I love that they sing in language and not just English, and that they incorporate traditional instruments and dance.
@@mrfrenly Mining companies often work on or near Aboriginal communities. They probably have more to do, for both good and evil, with remote communities than most Australians. They can offer jobs and royalties, but they also bring destruction such as the destruction of a 46,000 yro sacred site by Rio Tinto in May 2020. It may have been a reference to the destruction of Country by mining.
I’m a White American and I love Yothu Yindi’s music. I’ve listened to it for years. I love the fact that the band is both Aboriginal and White, and uses both trad rock and Aboriginal instruments. You rock, Yothu Yindi!
Same here, mate. Us white fellas could learn a lot about how to take care of this country properly, in order for all of us to thrive. The truth about our collective history needs to be told too. In order to heal and unify and ensure that the horrors of the past no longer repeats. One love
Leela Holland [Naturopath] Mam, that's the punch line of all the politicians from everywhere, nevermind, in the West or East and North or South...it's same..
Yes ive been saying this for years, "don't think for one minute that the powers that be wont emslave n punish us like they did this indigenous people of this country"
Well I heard it on the radio And I saw it on the television Back in 1988 All those talking politicians Words are easy, words are cheap Much cheaper than our priceless land But promises can disappear Just like writing in the sand Treaty Yeh Treaty Now Treaty Yeh Treaty Now Nhima Djatpangarri nhima walangwalang - Nhe Djatpayatpa nhima gaya nhe- Matjini.... Yakarray - nhe Djat'pa nhe walang - Gumurrtijararrk Gutjuk - This land was never given up This land was never bought and sold The planting of the Union Jack Never changed our law at all Now two rivers run their course Separated for so long I'm dreaming of a brighter day When the waters will be one Treaty Yeh Treaty Now Treaty Yeh Treaty Now Treaty Yeh Treaty Now Treaty Yeh Traty Now Nhima djatpa nhe walang gumurrtjararrk yawirriny Nhe gaya nhe matjini Gaya nhe matjini Gaya gaya nhe gaya nhe Matjini walangwalang Nhema djatpa nhe walang - Nhe gumurrtjarrk nhe ya- Promises - Disappear - Priceless land - Destiny - Well I heard it on the Radio - And I saw it on the Television But promises can be broken Just like writing in the sand Treaty Yeh Treaty Now ....
Just in case it was doing anyone else’s head in…the lyrics above are not quite right for the 2nd ‘Aboriginal’ verse. It should read: Nhima gayakaya nhe gaya' nhe Nhe gaya' nhe marrtjini walangwalang nhe ya Nhima djatpa nhe walang Gumurr-djararrk yawirriny' Nhe gaya' nhe marrtjini gaya' nhe marrtjini Gayakaya nhe gaya' nhe marrtjini walangwalang Nhima djatpa nhe walang Gumurr-djararrk nhe yå
@@operationscomputer1478 start by not calling people natives as though they are fauna or flora' i might be confused but i'm pretty sure the term pygmy is fully racist
jamming, not gammin, i want a jam it with you, holy mt sion- I'm not a fan of religion but those Jamaivans blend religion and liberation so well, i chnged the lyrics to include gammin(no mucking around). Is Papua the best name for the whole island? Australia has ha a pretty shit refugee policy for the last 30 years; most people whom is first nations from the island that i encounter is from the indoneasian occupied half, do people speak pauan creol in the west?
Just heard this song for the first time in my fifty plus years on this planet, it’s an absolute banger. Much respect to the indigenous people of Australia and their culture.
Mandaway was more than a friend, he was a person I looked up to, not 'only' because of his musical talent and his charismatic presence, but because he had & shared Knowledge of the Ancient Land of his forebears. Let's pay
Oh wow. I never knew that, very sad. Always the good ones that leave us too soon. I remember buying Freedom album, contains the hit World Turning, a brilliant album!
I tell ya what. I’m a metal head and that didjeridoo sound , and chorus gets me every time. Just close my eyes and bop. Aboriginals know how to make music Yothu Yindi the man
The band is called Yothu Yindi. The lead singer has a different name, I won't type it here because he died. I'm not Aboriginal, but I live in the NT and lived in Arnhem Land when he is from when I was a kid.
I came to Perth 2 years ago from India and I have gradually learned to respect Aboriginal people for their culture. I think the only way to solve their problems is by empowering their communities because family and community hold such high values for them, and I love it.
Harry the problem is that there are barely any native aboriginals left that know their way because in the 60’s they would steal the children and take them away from their parents and raise them white people.
I learned about this fantastic song by seeing the closing ceremony of Sidney 2000. Recommend you all to check Yothu Yindi's performance at the Olympics as well.
I am not a first nation person but this song is inseparable from all that makes up my strong patriotic feelings for this island land that fills my soul deeply.
I was born here, I'm not a person of First Nations people....This song moved me so much, My parents bout the Yothu Yindi album for me... I lived in Townsville and had friends that were aboriginal...I was nieve to the cultural divisions...My friends were just friends...I never saw them as being different, nor aboriginal...I've now realised the divison that we are working on...I love that the aboriginal culture is the earliest culture on earth..That's powerful...Pre dating the Pyramids of Giza and the Roman Empire..I live in a country that is diverse and willing to change their attitudes for the Aboriginal people...You Rock!!!
its difficult isnt it if you not a racist to see racism its confusing its just like why you judging for that just a person get over it (the correct attitude) thats how everyone starts life and then crazy people fill their heads with shit the ones that do it they're a bit like the DV people and DV people do it too, one of things they do is they say nasty things about whatever they want to, and whatever is cruel, so they would say things like the aborigines are bad people, they are inbred and so on and so on. and its all about them and how they feel small and horrible and take it out on everyone else. well what happens is right those people that cop that dv they might not be allowed to get an education and thats because the dv people control EVERYTHING and then they are mind controlled by the DV bully and their head gets told lie after lie and then they one day figure out just how mean that bully was they even got their victim to think they were the bully thats how it works so theres this racist people in australia how many of them are in DV and is it not the case all the lies we all got told and still get told are like DV because its a mind control story they want out mind controlled for their interests like the sick game about the referendum you not a racist if you vote yes or no you are a racist if you choose it because you think black people deserve less than other people if you chose NO because it ISN'T a treaty and a treaty is deserved by everyone not just the mob then you are SMART because if they are doing emotional manipulation not the real thing then it is DV all over again racism is DV because the planet is our home so wherever we go we are home and that means every race is our housemates if you bully them you bully your housemates xxxx
Great band! Great message. Saw them in concert when they toured the US. - best concert ever. LOVED the traditional dancers and their 'instruments'. So many people in the audience getting up to dance along. And it was not in a 'concert venue' but in an upscale Cultural arts center that normally held 'Ted talks' and educational lectures. It was so amazing. Very respectful audience. I wore out one cassette and had to buy another i played the Youthu Yindi cassette so much. Now own on CD. Long live Yothu Yindi!
One of my earliest, fondest childhood memories is listening to this song with my parents at our first house in suburban Chicago. It has been one of my favorites ever since
As a white Australian I have always agreed with that, this land was never given up, it was never bought and sold, it was invaded by us white man,I'm very thankful to be accepted into my second family that are indigenous / palm islander
Much respect to the Indigenous Australians. Vale G. G. Yunupingu (played keyboard, guitar and percussion in YY). Died 25th July 2017. Unfortunately Yothu that brighter day hasn’t come yet rip love your music
congratulations to the beautiful people of this land. the singer showcase his pride that his languge is still alive and kicking hard. keep up the hard work our brothers snd sisters.
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Oh the irony of an Momentum Energy ad popping up after this song. List all the ‘Aussie’ things. Gross. Deadly song! I remember jumping around to it in our lounge 30 years ago and now I’m listening to it in bed like a nana! Love it so much. Peace, love, sovereignty and self determination to the First Nations Peoples 🖤💛❤️
Proud to say I grew up in a very remote Aboriginal community as a child 1990-1997 and then lived in Alice Springs until 2017. There is nothing but a huge amount of love I received as a white Australian young girl within the community and the memories of the great scenery, great people, great culture and overall carefree times playing in the desert in my childhood are priceless and have shaped me isn’t the person I am, such pride. ❤
I LOVE AUSTRALIA, MUM, STEP DAD AND BROTHER IMAGRATED BACK IN 1995, HOW TIME FLYS, PERTH WA, BEEN THERE MANY TIMES, ONE DAY OH ONE DAY, ONLY DREAMS CAN TELL 😉
Oh yes! I heard in the Radio! More than Decades i was despredly seeking for yor Song! At least, the Luck hit me! Bravo! Sorry! I didn't knew, he past away! RIP! 😥
I saw them play in a small venue in Newcastle, NSW in 1995, no more than 200 people were there. They sounded great and being able to go to the front of the stage with my beer and watch them dance was an amazing experience I'll never forget.
There is no other word other than "brilliant". I shared this clip publically would of been great to see this at the "AFL Grand final" instead of "waltzing Matilda"!
The real land owners and having been brought up by Koori’s I feel privileged to have learnt the Didge and Dance, what a beautiful culture and beautiful people, give them back what’s theirs
yomummagdawg ! To be fair if you want to go down that line you can say the same with the catholic community how the church covers up The incidences with the young boys being molested.
@@justinjay4734 where did I write that he was from a catholic family? I was but only making a comparison/connection to the catholic church. I myself am catholic and there is no shame to recognise the issues in the church, as one can not fix issues they do not see. I was making a point that just because bad things happen in a community dose not make the whole community/culture less beautiful.......I hope that helped you
When ever i hear songs/music which has the desire to change every man/woman hearts and minds i remind ones self about how great humanity can be without violence and hate towards one another.
Im african Aussie, happened to learn the lyrics to this from 1:53 - 2:28 , Thanks Tik Tok and much respect to the Originals and RIP to this Titan uBaba (father, in my native Zulu) Yothi Yindi I relate to the soul and content of this Gem Much Love Cousins.. Peace :)
heard about them while I was on tour in Australia in 96-97, loved them ever since. Much respect to the Indigenous Australians. Much respect to the Indigenous Australians.
When I was a child, I lived in Central Africa, characters painted like this came to dance in our garden, I don't know on what occasion, and frankly they were frightening for me and made me VERY FEAR
