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| Skinnyfish Music News December 2009 |
| Tuesday, 22 December 2009 14:54 | ||
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Gurrumul has just returned from a fabulous European tour. Highlights from this eight (8) concert tour include: a sell out concertin Zurich, Switzerland where the audience went wild with excitement: high impact press and television coverage in France, where the general population's response to Gurrumul was more than positive; and an overwhelming positive response from people all over Europe to Gurrumul and his music. In Belgium and France, TV helped to herald Gurrumul's arrival and Gurrumul got to meet two of his favourite artists - Sting and Will-i-am from the Black Eyed Peas. Another favourite for both Gurrumul and Andrew, from Dramatico, was the shopping jaunt that saw them buy those 'hard to find' items ...and music of course. On Wednesday 16 December 2009, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu appeared with Sting on the French television show Taratata, to perform a duet of "Every Breath You Take" (one of the Police's biggest hits). The performance featured Gurrumul singing some of the song in his native Gumjatj language. Both singers harmonised and played guitar as they sang to a large studio audience in Paris. With this broadcast, Gurrumul's winning debut solo album continues to dominate the charts across Europe. Watch the performance here
Another television performance (One Shot Not) will go to air in early February 2010.
On behalf of Gurrumul and Skinnyfish Music we want to thank everyone who came to a performance for your support and we are looking forward to returning to Europe in late March 2010. Gurrumul is taking a well-deserved break at the moment. Gurrumul's official web site - www.gurrumul.com Gurrumul's MySpace - www.myspace.com/gurrumul Gurrumul's FaceBook - www.facebook.com/gurrumul -------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up to receive newsletters and early-release information - Gurrumul Newsletter Ego Skinnyfish Music's East Timorese artist Ego Lemos is gaining national and international recognition. After Ego winning Best Original Song Composed for the Screen at the 2009 APRA Screen Music Awards, his self titled album hasn't stopped receiving accolades from reviewers and the general public alike.Most recently, Ego with his strong link to sustainability, performed for the Asia Pacific Breakthrough Summit in Melbourne and is now booked to perform at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and Nannup Music Festivals in January and February 2010 respectively. Don't miss Ego's official CD launch at the Arts Centre, Melbourne at 8pm on Friday 5 February 2010.
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