Yothu Yindi - Treaty (Original Version) | Reaction

[@lbd-po7cl]

Gurrumul played with Yothu Yindi back in the day. The lead singer was his uncle, Mandawuy Yunupingu. Yothu Yindi was one of the first band to play songs and have hits in an Aboriginal language, and were hugely influential. Great band.

[@charki40]

Dont forget Coloured Stone who formed in 1977.

[@robbiekearsley9158]

And Warumpi Band in 1980

[@Minceir]

Mandawuy was Gurrumuls younger brother.

[@lbd-po7cl]

@@Minceir Mandawuy was born in 1953, and Gurrumul in 1971. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandawuy_Yunupingu.

[@stevemurrell6167]

Gurrumul played keyboards and some percussion. Andrew Belletty played drums.

[@bonniehill9518]

Im a white woman from Australia and I have loved this song and our indigenous culture from as long as I can remember. I love that you are reviewing this song. It brings tears to my eyes. Very powerful song.

[@Cyannah117]

Totally agree ❤ There are so many of us “white” Aussies who respect and honour our indigenous peoples, their struggles in life and appalling treatment by the government over the years. This song was a major breakthrough - remember how big a shock this caused in the Aussie music industry when it became so popular?

[@Rev1960-i2r]

🇦🇺You are my White Sister. We love our white brothers & sisters.🇦🇺

[@Rev1960-i2r]

Thank you. 🇦🇺

[@IdonthaveatwittersoFoff.]

Yo ❤🇦🇺

[@jaymack25]

I'm aboriginal and I'm from Cape York East coast. The non-indegious in My community speak our native language because My elders gave permission to teach White people especially teacher's and the nurse's to better understand and communicate with each other to bring closure to our history of our great nation to Unite as 1 🙏❤️ (Sorry for saying White people, I don't like saying White people because My Dad said to show others respect) Other Whites visiting our area freak out when They see those White people talk in our language to us 🤣🤣🤣👏👍

[@AussieChic888]

❤❤its Australian Aboriginal people

[@shaynewest8757]

Scum

[@roostersbays95]

The great Bob Hawke and Paul Keating(politicians) were passionate advocates for our mob❤

[@alisonholland7531]

I had the absolute privilege of living with the indigenous community back in 2000-2003 - I made friends I still have to this day,love to all the aunties,uncles,brothers and sisters,love you guys forever ❤

[@alexandriagarnar6056]

The song is about the European settlement of Australia and how it affected the lives of thousands of native indigenous Australian's. The song is in Gumatj, one of the Yolngu Matha dialects and a language of the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land in northern Australia. It's an amazing song 🎵 loved seeing your reaction to another great Australian group 🇦🇺 🖤💛❤

[@grantkeenan9014]

Perfect summation Alexandria. Thank you!!

[@markmcallan973]

Thanks for your input that was cool and deadly! 🤟

[@LeeLee-1710]

Too deadly!

[@ThatSingerReactions]

Wow that's amazing

[@murfwithjess]

@@ThatSingerReactions the song goes alot deeper then that, and its mostly about politics... back in the 80's Australia was run by the government of Bob Hawk... One of the greatest politicians to run this country... Basically he had a dream to unite white Australians and our Aboriginal brothers and sisters to see past color, and stand as one... one of the greatest dreams stil today-as i see it- The hawk government draw up a treaty, that would help aboriginals transition into white society, though what i saying is a very small aprt of the treaty, but i guessing you get the idea, and plus dont want to say alot about it as im not fully aware of all the aspects of it, as it run deep and wide... but in short, alot of aboriginals went for it, others did not,and selected white ppls didnt go for it either, severals things got ugly, and shadow government put pressure on the Hawk government to retract the treaty instead of working with them... basically pure politics... which, personally is sad , coz i honesty believe that most ppls love the idea as everyone is equal-we all stand is one, coz we are all in this together and not be judge on color, but there are a few ppls on each side that wont let go on there beliefs...

[@patspeak6179]

First nations people deserve total respect....

[@kangamanga467]

The aboriginals of Australia are the oldest civilization in the world. His traditional singing has an ethereal quality to it. Love this song.

[@kathyborthwick6738LakotaEmoji]

💯 ❤️💯❤️💯❤️💯

[@krisnick92]

Oldest civilisation still alive, but yes I love my aboriginal brothers and sisters

[@zoefarris2409]

I saw an article last week where artifacts were found that dates at least 50,000 years, and I suspect older.

[@CateB66]

@@zoefarris2409 many years back. I was told minimum 60,000

[@PlatinumRatio]

@@CateB66 the number goes up 10,000 years

[@sanctifyme4543]

My friend, Mark, produced this.. good times..respect..love Yothu Yindi..🏞️🏜️🔥

[@spiritcat77]

Yothu Yindi speaks to every Aussie's soul

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

I wish u were right but sadly there r too many racists who would disagree with u

[@DarrenW852]

@@jadecawdellsmith4009 I concur, I wish spiritcats comments were true, sadly so many ignorant racist AH's in Australia

[@frightbat208]

Decent Aussies, anyway… I’m 53 and hope to see in my lifetim3 a proper treaty and constitutional recognition for our First Nations people.

[@Michelle-s4z]

Yep. Black and white.

[@andrewmortimer2602]

Even though I'm non-Indigenous I still feel the pain of this song. On the other side it also gives me a feeling of hope that one day we will get the unity our country needs and that everyone really wants. There have been some small steps but there's still a way to go. We are one, but we are many. We need reconciliation and it starts at home and then extends to the community but the place it needs to change most is Government and it takes EVERY politician to be united and drop the political crap. Hope is eternal. Bless

[@micheledix2616]

Me too 🙏

[@ewenvandervliet7603]

Well said...The struggle is still real!

[@yesyes3240]

we won the war, lucky it wasnt the Norwegians that came hear or they would of killed every last one of them

[@Bandito071]

There needs to be compromise tho, us white fellas cant be blamed forever

[@samanthahughes5590]

It might be coming sooner then you think. Have you noticed in every song that comes from the spirit of our Aboriginal folks they KNOW us? But we don't know them? This country changes hearts. This is no different.

[@jodiellkrakouer2227]

Thank you for reacting to such an iconic Australian song 🙂 As an Indigenous Australian, I love seeing reactions to music from people overseas to our indigenous brothers and sisters. If your interested in hearing more, check out- 'Took the children away' by Archie Roach; or if your interested in the more hiphop side of Australian indigenous music then 'Are we there yet' or 'Black and deadly' by The Last Kinection are great choices :) After seeing this reaction, I am now going to subscribe to your channel 🙂 Thank you from a proud Noongar Yorga in Perth, Australia 🇦🇺

[@ronferguson4495]

Now I noticed your last name, nothing more to be said. Archie Roach went through so much.

[@ginalou5774]

Don’t forget Baker Boy. Bloody awesome…Meditjin or Marryuna

[@Teneal9]

Kaya! I am lucky to live on Whadjuk Boodjar as well. Great song choices 👌 I'm loving absolutely everything that Baarka has been putting out too.

[@risenshine3076]

Another Perthite here! Just LOVED his reaction also, such an iconic song.

[@roostersbays95]

If your are related to Nathan, he should have stayed in Adelaide and play in the SANFL.He would have been supported and looked after by any of the clubs....oh i am a Ngarrindjeri fella

[@scattysafari7742]

You remember reacting to the blind singer Gurrumul who sang with Delta Goodrem? He was in this band.His uncle, Mandaway Yunupingu is the lead singer, who also wrote the song with Paul Kelly. Mandaway was not only an accomplished musician, he was the 1st Indigenous school principal & also was Australian of the Year in 1992. Sadly, both Gurrumul & Mandaway are no longer with us, as both died from a similar kidney disease that ran in their family. Indigenous health is sadly neglected in this country. I highly recommend indigenous hiphop group The Last Kinection. They even have a lyric in "Are We There Yet" that goes, "I won't have the predicted life expectancy of the average Aussie who grew up next door to me " Devastating especially as it's sung by a young, vibrant woman who spits rhymes like you wouldn't believe.

[@popviz3316]

heard 'Balooraman' and knew I needed the album (Nutches) - proper mad deadly

[@LeeLee-1710]

Barkaa... is another great indigenous artist. Proud Blak Woman! I appreciate this comment!

[@scattysafari7742]

@@LeeLee-1710 Barkaa is great! So many brilliant Indigenous artists that more people should know about! Continue being proud, my friend. Our first Australians have been silenced too long & you have so much wonderful art to be proud of.

[@scattysafari7742]

@@popviz3316 The whole album is brilliant! I love them so much!

[@LeeLee-1710]

@@scattysafari7742 Absolutely agree. Australia has an abundance of talent. We all need to share.

[@jennymoore2083]

Love Treaty. This is so good with so many elements, it should have topped every chart around the world. Love it as much today as the first time I heard it. Thanks for featuring this on your channel

[@MattHarris85]

Paul Kelly and Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil) have songwriting credits on this song, along with the members of Yothu Yindi. Such a classic tune. And there still needs to be a treaty.

[@NoName-ds5uq]

I had the honour of seeing Yothu Yindi live in the 1990s in Launceston, at the Basin Concert. They were fantastic! I also have a friend who knew Gurrumal and was a carer for his nephew in the Northern Territory. I’m told Gurrumal’s graciousness was incredible, calling him a brother for what he did!

[@grantkeenan9014]

Nic if I could give this 10 likes I would! Treaty' was released in 1991 and it remains as exciting, powerful and thought provoking as ever. Written by Yothu Yindi and Paul Kelly, the song catapulted the band to new commercial heights both here in Australia and overseas. On June 12, 1988, then Prime Minister, the late Bob Hawke, was presented with the Barunga Statement; two paintings (which you see being painted in the film clip) and a petition calling for Indigenous rights. In response, Hawke promised to negotiate a treaty between the Australian government and the Aboriginal people, on behalf of all Australians. And he said it would come soon. The treaty never came, but Yothu Yindi frontman and Yolngu man Dr Yunupingu didn't want Australia to forget about the promise. When his friend and collaborator Paul Kelly came to visit, Dr Yunupingu told him his plan. Now we have this beautiful song to remind us all that promises can disappear like words written in the sand...

[@NarcFreeFormula]

And we still dont have a treaty. WORSE still the Australian Gov tried to CON the Aboriginal with its "Reconciliation" campaign which they then ten years later morphed into a "Recognition" campaign. They used the same red R and branding hoping that people would get confused. Reconciliation was what aboriginal people wanted. Recognition in the Australian Constitution was not the same thing - in fact it was just a way to legally steal Aboriginal sovereignty. Which to date has never been seded. Australia IS an illegal occupation.

[@aussiefarmer4955]

@@NarcFreeFormula Blah, Blah , Blah!!

[@bigs1546]

It is the same problem again and again. I have Aboriginal blood - was hard to trace due to poor records in the 1800's, especially when a "Gin" was involved [I apologise but that is the term records used]. I have found my heritage is from the Nambucca area in the Northern Rivers. It was my Great Grandmother born in the mid 1800's who married a timber cutter. They worked in a then remote area and many men took Aboriginal partners. In the 1960's my family talked of my heritage and that was more or less publicly taboo, if you looked and could pass for white you didn't mention "it". Many Aboriginals even said they had Indian heritage, because Aboriginals had basically no rights until the late '60's early '70's. We "knew" but never registered our heritage anywhere. Now that is a sorry state of affairs. I have unknowingly walked into a Bora Ring on a property we had and you can feel it before you know what you have done..............our connections to country and heritage run deep whether acknowledged or not. The sad thing is I am in my 60's and have never properly known my heritage. That is why a Treaty is needed so all people can connect with who they are, without any fear, and rejoice in who they truly are.

[@seantuohy3100]

I live near there now, on Gumbaynggirr land. Always was always will be. Respect

[@whitneyyunupingu4052]

Thats my grandfather Dr M Yunupingu💛 we Yolngu people,look it up youll know more about our culture

[@cinemaipswich4636]

Gurrumul has sadly passed on from his people. He made records of himself. He was blind, but had a super smooth voice. He sold many records overseas, and even though they did not understand his language, they still loved his voice.

[@bigjo2163]

People have to realise, the oldest African culture recorded only dates back 30,000 years. Our aboriginal culture has records dating back to 65,000 years and more with all the painting and natural houses made up north here. We have the most ancient culture known to man and it’s still up north here and is very strong but it’s sad to say I’ve noticed it slowly losing its place. Yothuyindi and Warrumpi band with the other 80s and 90s music really made an effort to get the message out to the public that our mob are still suffering. It’s only come down hill since those years I wish more people knew of our culture. Thanks for reacting

[@edwina.johnston]

Have you ever thought about doing short videos about different things about your culture and putting them on KZbin? I know that a lot of law is private but it could be a good way to educate people on the things that you do want to teach them about. I know that I would watch it 😊

[@bigjo2163]

@@edwina.johnston yeah to be honest I’ve had that thought a few times and I’ve brain stormed a couple ideas but my knowledge on making edited videos are pretty garbage. Also now days I work 6 days a week while trying to raise my daughter so those mini dreams of filming this culture is diminishing There’s definitely huge amounts of stuff that could be shared publicly that could be possible if someone had the time to do it. But yeah you’ve sort of sparked my interest again, which I’ll try pitch these ideas to people who could possibly help. Thanks mate

[@edwina.johnston]

@@bigjo2163 Sounds like a lot 😊 Good luck with it. TikTok seems to be what the kids watch and if you get a big enough following, you might be able to do it fulltime like Nick 😊

[@barnowl5774]

Your first nation/aboriginal race is far older than thousands of years. It is millions of years old. I am a student of The Ageless Wisdom Teachings and Theosophy. Both these are spiritual works that state that the aboriginal peoples of Australia are the remnants of the first peoples on earth who lived on the ancient land named Lemuria. The land of Lemuria spread across where some of the Pacific Ocean is now, but eventually it sunk. Part of Australia, plus some small islands, are what is left above sea level. Earth scientists know that Australia this is the oldest land in the world.

[@bigjo2163]

@@barnowl5774 yeah I’ve heard something like that before. Never really dove into it but I just gave it a search on google and Lemuria sunk 84 million years ago. If aboriginals did cross that land to get here on foot then that’s mind blowing. That’s a huge amount of time ago to even think of. Thanks for pointing that out. I’ll definitely be looking more into this information 👍🏼 champion

[@ceejaymmpee]

Proud Ngemba women here. Thank you for listening to this song

[@sharenedrennan1602]

His guitar is painted like the aboriginal flag....red soil, yellow sun, black for all those aboriginal people past and present who fight to keep culture and land safe

[@selmaroberson4447]

sharene drennan i need to correct you about the colours of our flag sis black for our mob (skin colour) yellow is the sun and the red is all the blood that has been lost ok

[@sharenedrennan1602]

@@selmaroberson4447 thanks for the correction... I knew I would get it wrong !! What else do you expect from a 68 yr old migloo with failing memory,!,, love ya

[@selmaroberson4447]

@@sharenedrennan1602 it,s ok darl i,m a 50 year old murrie woman(queensland) and i thought i,d put it out there much love sis xo

[@sharenedrennan1602]

@@selmaroberson4447 feel free to correct me anytime, still wearing L plates 😁 ,,,,,got to learn all we can

[@lisadelahaye6568]

from my understanding the First Nation/Indigenous/Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia are the only Indigenous group that does not have a treaty with the Commonwealth as the Commonwealth stated that Australia was 'terra nullius' (latin for nobodys land), hence the call for a treaty. The song is basically saying that there were a group of people living on the land before settlement occurred by the new Australians, and that possession of land was never ceded.

[@AndyJa83]

One day back in 1994 in Adelaide when I was 10 there was a knock at my uncle and aunties front door so I got up and answered it and there was another uncle of mine standing in the door way with Mandawuy. My jaw hit the floor.

[@codzy3532]

yoth oo yindi brother thats how u pronounce it glad you have interest in our culture 😊🖤❤💛✊

[@michaeltownsend429]

Very proud moment as an Aussie. Well done for latching onto this wonderful piece of art, protest, decency, optimism, acknowledgement, acceptance abd celebration. It was, and still is a hell of a call to arms. Very fine selection DJ! I nearly teared up at you tearing up when the message found you! Music is the language of the universe, and the only genuinely unifying language. Much love and respect to our First Nations brothers and sisters.

[@flatandsplat]

Djapana is another song of theirs i love. This song is so powerful. Our First Nation's People are STILL waiting for their treaty

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

great song.

[@mixmmick]

Djapana is my favourite. I grew up with noongar people in Ballardong country. Djapana got a lot of air play in our neighbourhood (along with AC/DC and kevin bloody wilson), used to piss off the local cops and old folks.

[@flatandsplat]

@@mixmmick me too! From Kaniyang country - Kojonup!

[@mixmmick]

@@flatandsplat Nice, I was in Wyalkatchem (right in the heart of the wheatbelt). I was originally from perth but lived with my grandfather from the age of 13 to 18 (1987 to 1993), moved back to perth to go to uni. Had some wild times there, cops were pricks to us (they typically were indigenous people and anyone associated), not a lot has change unfortunately. My boys up there though still consider me part of the mob.

[@flatandsplat]

@@mixmmick yes I know Wylkatchem!

[@vk88864]

Treaty we need that now more than ever. Yothu Yindi is loved. They represent 👊🏾✊🏾

[@davidbarlow6860]

Very cool to stop and do a bit of research. Hats off to you sir.

[@antheabrouwer3258]

This song was awesome...should have been Number 1

[@Michelle-s4z]

Dead right.

[@JayCeeEmCee]

thank you for reacting to our peoples music

[@Littlehaunteddoll]

A few years ago I had serious brain swelling which took away alot of my memories, this song just opened a flood gate of memories for me, thank you so much for posting it 😊

[@myultimatemixedtape]

❤💛🖤 That is BEAUTIFUL!! Im so glad for you this song did that for you after such an awful experience- music is so powerful like that hey. I have an Oz Rock playlist on my channel- maybe there are more memories there to be unlocked?? Much love and healing to you

[@oramaspilsbury275]

Your reaction is priceless mate. I feel so proud of Yothu right now🙏🏽♥️

[@RolandDeschain1]

Man, this song was MASSIVE back in the day. It coincided with the Australian bicentennial celebrations in 1988. There were a lot of protests from indigenous Australians that this country wasn't 'settled' back in 1788, it was invaded.

[@sidstevens9035]

Yes, it was invaded by Western Europeans and were barely resisted by the stone age natives who hadn't invented farming, the bow and arrow or anything basically. Although there are more of them now than when white men arrived they mainly live off of white man's welfare and are basically an idol, lazy race but have enough energy to whine all the time. If it had been the Spanish who had invaded there would be none of them existing now. Whine, whine, whine, whine, whine !

[@MelaniaRose]

I grew up in the Northern Territory . The time this song came out it was nearly on the radio everyday.

[@deezmundy645]

Thank you for reacting to our people and culture and the rightful owners of Australia the truth needs to be told world wide of our struggles in our country..respect from a decedent of the Ngarigu clan of the snowy mountains of Australia xo

[@caroljohns4459]

I was fortunate to be adopted by his clan, I was positioned as his wife's mother, loved my years in Yirrikala. He was not only a great singer but the school principal with excellent language skills!

[@stevevidler2073]

Maynmak. Nha mirr nhe mokul bapa. Malati la wawa.

[@lindyralph8792]

I saw Yothu Yindi play in a natural amphitheatre in the rain forest in North Queensland in 1992. It was unbelievable. I still get goosebumps when I hear this song.

[@NeilBlanco]

What a song!!! It's a First Nation's People protest song explaining that their land was taken. It was never bought or sold. Extremely deep song when you hear the lyrics. Great reaction as usual. Peace... ✌

[@opotikigirlabroad2558]

How right you are Neil. Always was - always will be - Aboriginal Land.

[@geoffreyharvey579]

@@opotikigirlabroad2558 once was aboriginal land. It's now Australia. To use your term, always will be Australia, as the people living there today, like you, ain't going anywhere, like you it's our home, so will always be everyone's land..... not just aboriginals.

[@opotikigirlabroad2558]

@@geoffreyharvey579 if you steal something. does it make it yours? I - and many others - think not. I live here. I own property here. But I will forever be mindful of those who were the original people of this place and the terrible injustices that continue to be meted out to them. I take seriously the responsibility to support Traditional Owners in every way possible. Recognition is the least we can all do.

[@aperinich]

currently there are two major claims over the sovereignty of Australia, one being the Queen of England and based on less than 250 years timeline, the other being the tribal council of Aboriginal groups representing the continuity of their culture and occupation (legal sovereign control) of the lands, in which they've lived for tens of thousands of years. "Australia" is only an act of British parliament, and only 120 years old. It can be undone as easily as it was done up, and the future control of the continent is indeterminate , as there are some national actors which recognise Aboriginal sovereignty and see the Commonwealth occupation as illegal. Either way, 26 million people do live here yes. Constitutionally , we are Queen Elizabeth II's subjects. Her representative in Australia, the Governor-General, is the only person with the individual direct power to sack Australia's Prime Minister, and this has happened more than once in the short history since Commonwealth Federation in 1901.

[@MrAkaacer]

@@aperinich You make it sound like the Queen and/or British parliament has the the powers to dissolve Australia. They don't. In ceremony the Governor-General is representative of the Queen, but the Queen does not have the power to order the governor-general to dissolve parliament, nor does she have the powers to undo what the Governor-General has done. The Governor-General's role is a safeguard to ensure the Australian government operates within the powers of the Australian Constitution.

[@scottbrandts610]

Cheers mate, for checking out this track. KEWL FACTS: The version you listened to was the album cut. The radio/single version was The Filthy Lucre remix. The video for that version is now back up on KZbin. The album it was taken from was TRIBAL VOICE. It has been said that Yothu Yindi were the group that started that whole, early 90s global craze of indigenous artists releasing traditional, cultural music, mixed with dance and trance beats. Artists like Deep Forest and Sacred Spirit followed soon after. Another awesome track and video by Yothu Yindi to check out is DJAPANA (SUNSET DREAMING) - the second single from the Tribal Voice LP. Happy vibin', my man! Peace, Love & Respect from Melbourne, Australia.

[@GeorgieeeMay]

Sad thing is we're still waiting for a treaty. How we've treated our first nations people is a disgrace :(

[@MrAkaacer]

They need to help us help them. For example, they receive royalties for mining, but the Aboriginal council responsible steals that money or the money that is disbursed, gets spent on alcohol and gambling. These royalties are on top of government services available to every Australian. Yes, there area's we can do better, but if they've done some basic investments, with the money received, they wouldn't need whatever service we failed to provide.

[@MrAkaacer]

@@Freyja71 Which then begs the question, who owns the land? Our family was displaced from our ancestors land and I'm sure most people of the world claim the same. There were probably around 1 million aborigines in 1788. Should so few get to claim such a vast continent?

[@Zonday88]

Yothu Yindi - Tribal Voice. What a song Yothu Yindi songs are those songs that no matter which walk of life you hail from in Australia, when they come on in the pub or at a party.....EVERYBODY fucks with them and kinda hears the same message. Australian Aboriginal culture has been present in our land for 70,000 years continuously. Thanks to modern social media apps, this culture is finally coming to the forefront and taking its place in history. Recognised as it should be.

[@macman1469]

Just letting you know and I'm definitely not accusing you of anything wrong but in Australia whenever footage or names of deceased indigenous people are broadcast , their is a warning given as a mark of respect to their customs and culture. Once more I'm not accusing you of anything I'm just trying to inform and perhaps help a little.

[@Ana-vz3uj]

Yeah adding a note at the start would be good. Dude doesn't know I guess but good idea to try educate

[@raptattention7242]

I agree. More people need to know the essential spiritual protocols of the first people everywhere...Spirituality, customs, traditions and especially grief traditions need to be widely appreciated.

[@dominiquemmaurice]

Yes 👍

[@sharenedrennan1602]

In 1998 prime minister Bob Hawke promised a treaty with aboriginal nations ..We are still waiting.

[@selmaroberson4447]

true that sis still waiting,waiting

[@CraigWilsonAust]

Worse when you consider it was 1988, the year of the bicentenery of European occupation.

[@bushjustice6649]

We need another Bob Hawke.....not the latte sipping creeps from the big end of town we have had since......bob might have made a few blues but his heart was coming from the right place

[@jimmyb4982]

@@bushjustice6649 Australian politics is bloody woeful at the moment. A lack of integrity and character mark today's politicians.

[@agirlaguyandababy7555]

Look at this !!! African American doing some research on Indigenous Australian history .... White Australia take notes !!

[@margaretmax1146]

After singing this song at the Sydney Opera House to a televised audience, they were refused entry at a local bar because they were Aboriginal. Facts I Remember 🇦🇺😢

[@Preview43]

Just because they had a great band, it didn't always open doors for them. Staff at the Catani Bar in St Kilda on the night of March 4, 1992 refused entry to the lead singer of the Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi. Mandawuy Yunupingu said that he was told he was not served because he was "not appropriate" as a customer and that he and his manager, Alan James, were asked to leave. "It was a classic case of racism", and he was "deeply offended".

[@NELCARM]

Yothu Yindi blazed a trail that led to people discovering other indigenous acts such as The Warumpi Band,Coloured Stone & No Fixed Address. You will note they sing in traditional language for part of this song. The lead singer Mandawoy & Gummeral are brothers or cousins from the same tribal lands ,they are "salt water people"They are also famous for their dancing & traditional painting on bark . The tribe receive royalties from the bauxite mine at Gove which has assisted them get a better voice in the discussions about Indigenous issues. A Treaty that recognises Indigenous peoples rights was promised but never delivered.I saw them live in Seville Spain in 92 ,World Expo ,at an Australian function. Kate Cerbrano sang Advance Australia Fair to boot!

[@bline5891]

Warumpi band & Colored stone band were around & had airplay for years before Treaty came out, so it would be fair to turn that around and say that those bands (and others) blazed the trail for Yothu Yindi, not wanting too take anything away from them but let's give those earlier bands their due.

[@raresaturn]

Warumpi Band was early 80's, Yothu Yindi was at least 10 years later

[@NELCARM]

@@raresaturn Yothu Yindi we’re formed 1985. The Warumpi band were formed about 1980 but didn’t take off outside of the NT until the 85-86 when Midnight Oil got behind them. Certainly the Warumpi band were very important & also one of the first bands to release a song in “ language”.There was a great doco on their lead singer George on SBS last year.

[@mikenicholas9017]

NoFixedAddress were kicking goals in the 1970s.

[@NELCARM]

@@bline5891 Fair point. Yothu Yindi had chart success & toured overseas which led people to look for who else was out there in terms of indigenous bands. Like a lot of things you work backwards checking out the history of the genre.

[@ArtisanSoapmaking]

Such a powerful song, still gives me chills. I remember when i would play this in my younger days in my car and turn it right up lol.

[@60sgirl1]

A song to highlight the unfair treatment of 1st Nations people's in Australia.

[@trishna_6815]

The grey-haired white dude at the beginning was then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, in 1988. He promised a treaty by 1990. This song was released in 1991, highlighting that there been very little progress on a treaty. In 2023 there is still no treaty. Australia is the only country colonized by the British without any form of treaty, which was against British law at the time.

[@starlightshimmery]

Love them so much. Just shows how music can connect cultures like nothing else, they made a real difference in Australia. The energy still gives me goosebumps.

[@myultimatemixedtape]

100%!!

[@pricey6177]

1st live band I ever saw, they opened for Jimmy Barnes and Bon Jovi at the Formula 1 in Adelaide in 1995. The crowd went nuts when this came on.

[@aussiejack1130]

I was there ! They opened for Tina turner

[@youtubeme7195]

My wife is aboriginal, and I'm from Chicago. The number of "Oh this is my mob" prefaces to music or dances my wife just casually tosses off before a rock song performbed by a murry painted for walkabout is no longer startling.

[@libbydargin3411]

What your wife mob tribe ?

[@youtubeme7195]

@@libbydargin3411 can't spell it. . . Owatawaka?

[@ceejaymmpee]

Murri, is she from north Australia. Queensland?

[@youtubeme7195]

@@ceejaymmpee No. Her mothers tribe was SA or NSW, I don't know. When we were in NT, it was the only time that I've experienced race hatred. The locals would stare at us with almost criminal intent. And I told her, "I'm sorry." being a white guy with a black girl. she said, "No, it's me, I'm a white girl as far as they are concerned." The "racial" nonsense is something relatively foreign to me. I just happened to be in love with a beautiful woman, but walking through Alice we got eyes like daggers everywhere, and according to my wife, she says it's because they think she is trying to be a white girl.

[@ceejaymmpee]

@@youtubeme7195 it lovely your love for your wife. I only asked as north they say Murri and south they usually say Koori

[@dionmorgan1763]

Deadly my Brother...thankyou for your fair dinkum interest in my Culture aye...makes me smile...

[@sharenedrennan1602]

Gurumuls elder brother leads this band but you can see gurumul there on guitar

[@rongt859]

You take the time to find out the back story , thats why you are the best

[@Isabelnolonger]

One of my favourite songs ever!! I have it on a current "dance" playlist 🙂 The indigenous components merge perfectly with rock music, and I especially love the didgeridoo! ❤️💛🖤

[@donnadennis-horan4557]

Love your reaction to a great song. Another song that is a favourite of ours in Australia is Djapana (also by Yothu Yindi)

[@Maizy1985]

Most people know the Yidaki as didgeridoo but Yidaki is the indigenous name for it, at least in the Northern Territory. The lead singer was the headmaster of the local school which I think is awesome. Love this song so much, both versions are great but I like the original best.

[@Fanta....]

you can't beat the original...

[@wendyschneider4490]

I thought his brother or cousin was the headmaster of local school, because my sister taught there for awhile, but I could be remembering wrong.

[@mattgray871]

His wife was also a teacher, she only retired recently

[@kerrypapworth1526]

So so special 💕💕

[@LeeLeeHere]

Yothu Yindi means Mother and Child in Yolŋu Matha. Happy you discovered the band. The song is about broken promises and to raise awareness of the promise of treaty that was never kept by the Government. Words are easy, words are cheap Much cheaper than our priceless land But promises can disappear Just like writing in the sand There is hope though in the words I’m dreaming of a brighter day You will have to watch Djapana Sunset Dreaming

[@jeanwilson717]

Love Djapana. Brilliant song. "I'm sunset dreaming"

[@Ozgipsy]

I saw them live in my twenties. Spotlights, strobe, and flying aboriginals painted white with boomerangs and nulls-nullas. The most impressive concert I’ve been to, and I saw Kiss in the 80s!!

[@reddog5378]

Thankyou for giving our culture and music your respect. Peace and love to all cultures from Yuin Country.

[@lifeasrini]

I love how surprising the beginning was for you 🥰 ... Such an Australian classic. Watching your channel today has been an awesome memory lane trip for me, thank you ❣️🇦🇺💐

[@fishingforfun2926]

This is our indigenous bothers and sister's from Australia 2023 we vote to change our constitution to recognise these amazing people and there amazing culture !!!! VOTE YESSSSSSSSSS !!!

[@56music64]

This song was featured in Encino Man with Brendan Fraser. Brilliant song, great to dance to. You may enjoy The Coloured Stone band's song "Black Boy" and Warumpi Band's "Blackfella Whitefella" and finally Goanna singing "Solid Rock"

[@AussieMaskedOwl]

Solid Rock! Such an amazing song.

[@monicaking2140]

Yessss

[@monicaking2140]

@@AussieMaskedOwl solid rock by Robbie Millar is so beautiful on the Deadly Hearts cd

[@charki40]

Thank 56music. Yes. Coloured Stone formed in 1977.

[@emptyal5341]

Yes please! Solid Rock is great

[@catmus1506]

Timeless Land.... is just brilliant. We were very lucky to have this group. It's just an awesome expression of Australia as it should be. The lead singer will be sorely missed.

[@reneepope-munro8115]

I literally hear this in my head every single time First Nations issues are discussed in Parliament. Yothu Yindi gave us the way, decades ago.

[@daisy9910]

Treaty first!!! This is such a powerful song. It brings tears to my eyes when they sing in their mother tongue.

[@auntie44m]

I’ve always found this a very emotional song. First Nation peoples have so much heart but so much inherited pain. Thank you for playing this classic.

[@jpmasters-aus]

You are so right

[@myultimatemixedtape]

Well said

[@adamcooper1898]

Iconic Song, band and film clip! .

[@dylans2376]

Thank you for paying respect to a great Indigenous man and his music 🇦🇺

[@MrCharliemcgoo]

WoW - on you my good man - I think you just got more out of that than many mainstream Australians, and is good that you took the time and shared some extra knowledge and background

[@thetynmanfromoz6887]

I saw these guys live back in the day at The Big Day Out (a huge music festival over here in Oz) in Adelaide, they were electric! Me and my friends (and thousands more) were in the moshpit next to their stage (not their pit, which was also huge) waiting for Blink-182, and when Treaty started playing both pits exploded to life. Blink came out and said "How the f**k do we follow an act like that?!?!", and they were right; Blink had NOTHING on Yothu Yindi that day.

[@victoriagill1588]

Me too 👍😊

[@rebeccamoran3332]

Now I'm crying 😍🥲😍🥲😭😭😭😍

[@shanewinter9246]

I seen them in Darwin once as lead in group for Midnight Oil

[@feargrafx]

I miss hanging out with Yothu Yindi. Hang out with them every Australia Day from 91-98 after they performed. Use to love having a yarn with Mandawuy over a beer. RIP Mandawuy.

[@victoriagill1588]

You NEED to see Baker Boy. Yothu Yundi + Hilltop Hoods = dancing/rapping/nylon seat suit glory ❤

[@natashaandpaulinetau-matag6851]

My dad, Buruka Tau was a member of the Yothu Yindi Band. He was the Pianist/Keyboardist. We love them! I love your videos. All the way from Papua New Guinea

[@petermcculloch4933]

The Archie Roach signature song, 'They Took The Children Away', might be a rewarding listen.

[@stivi739]

We just unveild a plaque for Archie on the shores of Lake bonney barmera

[@wazza1085]

I'd add Karma County's "Secret Country", featuring Yorta Yorta man, Jimmy Little

[@No_name-fp7pp]

Still to this day, we have no Treaty. The only commonwealth without one

[@eviehanlon1445]

That was so good watching you watching that!!! Haha! Yep, they were awesome!! And left a legacy, and started a path for other Yolngu Matha eg Baker Boy.

[@danielduncan4348]

This is only the second video of yours I've checked out so far (the other being the A.B Original, Paul Kelly and Dan Sultan Dumb Things) but I just wanted to comment to say I love the way you have a deeper interest in the songs and the context that forms them, and that you share that with your viewers. Keep up the great work, reaction videos aren't always up my alley but really enjoying your stuff!

[@lauriep9067]

This band is a great part of our music history thanks for reacting . Archie roach and Paul Kelly around the drum is another great addition . Cheers from Australia.

[@nekaylarosser2477]

Hey brother just to let you know that the Yidaki is the gumatj name for the Didjeridoo and the bilam is the word for clapsticks a traditional musical instrument used in dances and songs.

[@Nuggettfaz]

Y - oth - oo Yindi. From North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. I lived in the same place for 8 years. Awesome country with crocodiles, buffalo, box jellyfish, snakes and the coolest people on earth. Yolgnu mob. My wawa is a Yunupingu.

[@nevyn_karres]

Ty for reacting to this song.

[@jdmay33]

Thanks for your reaction. Important and great song for Australia. Warumpi Band singing My Island Home is also fabulous.

[@johnneeder9634]

It was the first time that Aboriginal culture and language was truly featured and represented in modern popular culture.

[@leandabee]

This song always did and still does give me chills. Indigenous music hits the heart and soul hard. 🥺❤🖤💛.

[@annstar4306]

I luv you Nick , your so talented and more then you know ❤️🙋 Jen Ann from Australia with luv xo🔮🙋

[@bigjo2163]

“My Island Home” is another monumental song for our Mob

[@heleng9940]

Thank you for loving our best song ever. 💕

[@eviekelpie1]

Australian indigenous singer. Makes me so proud to be Australian. Huge hit in the late 80s Yothu was a former school principal. Love it! RIP Yothu

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

It was the lead singer Mandawuy who was the principal at Yirkala. Sadly he & other members have passed away but yothu yindi r still performing.

[@eviekelpie1]

@@jadecawdellsmith4009 Thanks for that

[@sneezes7188]

I'm half Aboriginal/French and this is the sound of our souls, Gurrumal was and always heard in my home. So proud your loving our real Aussie music. It gives me chills. So amazingly beautiful.

[@nedno1]

You'll have to also look into King Stingray, they are the next genration of Yothu Yindi, coming from the same area in the Northern Territory. They have some great music out which follows the same line of Yothu Yindi blending language and instruments together, they are blowing up in Australian Music at the moment.

[@beckyacoates]

Love those guys.

[@MsJarns]

Thank-you so much for this Brother!! From a Mparntwe Woman (Alice Springs) Desert Country. And we still haven't gotten "our Treaty"! We are the Only Colonised Country in this World that still haven't gotten our Treaty...

[@ellabellabudjubum]

Brother you win me every time you react to the talent we have and this is our anthem 🖤💛❤️🙏

[@micheledix2616]

Love Yothu Yindi . Yoth oo Yindi. AMAZING group

[@chrisofmelbourne87]

Omg Loveeee this song. As a kid I pwuld sing it and try to dance like them, 1990s!!!!!! It is about Aboriginal people wanting rights and a treaty with our govenment. It is Gurrumal's cousin I believe.

[@ann-mariejones2824]

Love this song and the film clip is brilliant, showcasing amazing Aboriginal dance. Brilliant you are giving this a wider audience. 👍💗🇭🇲

[@Italiaasher]

Hell yeah!! I thought about recommending this song by Yothu Yindi, but totally forgot about it!! Would love to see it go viral in the US reaction community..

[@b-o-n-d-y9478]

I lost it at that 'I can't belive how good this is' when they sing in Yolngu lol, much respect man reaction was cool to see : )