''Homeland Movement'' is the debut

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by Australian rock band Yothu Yindi that was released in April 1989 on the

Mushroom Records Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship record label, founded in 1972 in Melbourne. It published and distributed many successful Australian artists and expanded internationally, until it was merged with Festival Records in 1998. Festival Mu ...

label. The album peaked at number 59 on the ARIA Chart in 1992.

Background and release

Following a tour of Australia and North America in late 1988, supporting

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, the band signed with Mushroom Records and spent a day in Sydney recording a demo tape. Mushroom Records released the demo as the band's debut album. One side of the album comprised punchy politicised rock songs, such as "Mainstream", whilst the other side concentrated on traditionally based songs like "Djapana (Sunset Dreaming)", written by former teacher Mandawuy Yunupingu.

Track listing

# "Mainstream" (Yunupingu) # "Yolngu Woman" (Yunupingu) # "Homeland Movement" (Yunupingu) # "Yolngu Boy" (Yunupingu) # "

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" (Yunupingu) # "Gamadala" (Traditional song, arranged by Witiyana Marika, Milkayngu Mununggurr, Yunupingu) # "Garrtjambal" (Traditional song, arranged by Marika, Mununggurr, Yunupingu) # "Mambulmambul" (Traditional song, arranged by Marika, Mununggurr, Yunupingu) # "Gudurrku" (Traditional song, arranged by Marika, Mununggurr, Yunupingu) # "Barrwula" (Traditional song, arranged by Marika, Mununggurr, Yunupingu) # "Gunmarra" (Traditional song, arranged by Marika, Mununggurr, Yunupingu) # "Luku-Wangawuy Manikay" (1788) (Djenarra Galarrwuy)

Personnel

* Mandawuy Yunupingu – vocals, guitar,

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s * Witiyana Marika – vocals, clapsticks * Milkayngu Mununggurr –

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* Cal Williams – guitar * Stuart Kellaway – bass guitar * Andrew Belletty – drums *

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Background and release

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Release history

References