- Audio CD (July 1 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Mushroom
- ASIN: B000007V98
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #175,280 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Album Description
The release of Tribal Voice marked an important step in the development of Australian music. It was the first time that an Aboriginal recording artist had received serious public recognition, to the extent that a song from this album, "Treaty," became an Australian hit. Yothu Yindi's music is a strange mixture of influences, ranging from the haunting traditional instruments and singing on tracks like "Gapu," to the modern rock of "Treaty" and "Tribal Voice." This range of styles serves to encompass all facets of the Aboriginal experience: reminders of the Aboriginal heritage, pleas to young Aborigines to maintain their links with their culture, and political protest over the controversial question of land rights (as previously tackled by Midnight Oil on Diesel and Dust). This album proved successful thanks to the release of a remixed version of "Treaty" (also included here), but it also provided the impetus for other Aboriginal performers - Archie Roach, Kev Carmody and Ruby Hunter, to name a few - to receive serious media attention. There are criticisms of Tribal Voice, though. The traditional songs are stunning, and Mandawuy Yunupingu's voice is suited perfectly to these, but it is the rock tracks that are the weak links in this disc. Yunupingu is not a particularly good pop singer, and the music is sometimes insipid; it seems unlikely that "Treaty" would have become a successful single in its original form. Despite this, Tribal Voice is a fine example of both traditional and modern Aboriginal music.
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Australia's Internationaly Renown Aboriginalcontemporary Bandoffering an Exciting and Unique Musical Experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Very different, but great!,
By Geoffrey Frost (Tustin, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tribal Voice (Australia) (Audio CD)
I had no idea what to expect, but was very pleasantly surprised. Excellent CD.
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Top notch,
This review is from: Tribal Voice (Australia) (Audio CD)
Yothu Yindicannot be put into the watered-down, new-age inspired "world music" category despite the aboriginal background of most band members. There are no synthesizers backing up a few notes on some "indigenous" instruments here; "Tribal Voice" is not easy listening. Instead, it's hard-hitting, full-throttle rock, with a powerful merger of aboriginal (esp. the didgeridoo) and more conventional instruments. The result is some really fresh and unique music that can't quite be compared to anything else - not even fellow Aussie rockers Midnight Oil, even though their political stance is quite similar. Yothu Yindi has done a great job of skillfully melding traditional sounds with rock and a relevant message.
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Tribal Voice - Yothu Yindi,
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This review is from: Tribal Voice (Australia) (Audio CD)
I heard them play at the Closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympics.. they are a great group and could be used to promote tribal music all over the world.. This is a great CD .. would recommend to all!!!
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