Mandawuy Yunupingu, lead singer of Yothu Yindi, dead at 56

[bilby]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/mandawuy-yunupingu-dead-at-56/story-e6frg6nf-1226655948920

He wasn't just a great musician; he was a huge force in establishing aboriginal rights in Australia, and became the first aboriginal school principle in Australia, in 1990. That it took until 1990 for this relatively modest milestone to be reached speaks volumes about the size of the task, and his achievement in making it happen.

 

[RavenSky]

he was awfully young

 

[Thomas II]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/mandawuy-yunupingu-dead-at-56/story-e6frg6nf-1226655948920

He wasn't just a great musician; he was a huge force in establishing aboriginal rights in Australia, and became the first aboriginal school principle in Australia, in 1990. That it took until 1990 for this relatively modest milestone to be reached speaks volumes about the size of the task, and his achievement in making it happen.

Bilby, I read he died in 2013...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandawuy_Yunupingu

 

[RavenSky]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/mandawuy-yunupingu-dead-at-56/story-e6frg6nf-1226655948920

He wasn't just a great musician; he was a huge force in establishing aboriginal rights in Australia, and became the first aboriginal school principle in Australia, in 1990. That it took until 1990 for this relatively modest milestone to be reached speaks volumes about the size of the task, and his achievement in making it happen.

Bilby, I read he died in 2013...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandawuy_Yunupingu

on closer look, so does the article Bilby posted

 

[bilby]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/mandawuy-yunupingu-dead-at-56/story-e6frg6nf-1226655948920

He wasn't just a great musician; he was a huge force in establishing aboriginal rights in Australia, and became the first aboriginal school principle in Australia, in 1990. That it took until 1990 for this relatively modest milestone to be reached speaks volumes about the size of the task, and his achievement in making it happen.

Bilby, I read he died in 2013...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandawuy_Yunupingu

You're right - this popped up on my Facebook feed today, and I didn't stop to check.

Which is pretty silly, because my first response was that I thought I heard of his death some time ago, and that I must have been mistaken.

Still, a great man, and worth remembering.

 

[spikepipsqueak]

Not necessarily an example of aborigines' drastically shortened lifespan,but that's the way to bet.

 

[Thomas II]

Bilby, I read he died in 2013...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandawuy_Yunupingu

You're right - this popped up on my Facebook feed today, and I didn't stop to check.

Which is pretty silly, because my first response was that I thought I heard of his death some time ago, and that I must have been mistaken.

Still, a great man, and worth remembering.

Oh, for sure a good man!

 

[DrZoidberg]

One of the only records I ever bought. Sad. Learned to play the didgeridoo thanks to him

 

[angelo]

I met the man some ten or more years ago through my daughter who was a friend of their roadie.

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[The Colourful Jester]

And from the opposite end, Jack Black still alive. His Twitter account was hacked to say otherwise.

 

[thebeave]

Bilby, I read he died in 2013...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandawuy_Yunupingu

You're right - this popped up on my Facebook feed today, and I didn't stop to check.

Which is pretty silly, because my first response was that I thought I heard of his death some time ago, and that I must have been mistaken.

Still, a great man, and worth remembering.

So, if he was so great and worth remembering, how is it that you didn't remember that he's been dead for three years?

 

[bilby]

You're right - this popped up on my Facebook feed today, and I didn't stop to check.

Which is pretty silly, because my first response was that I thought I heard of his death some time ago, and that I must have been mistaken.

Still, a great man, and worth remembering.

So, if he was so great and worth remembering, how is it that you didn't remember that he's been dead for three years?

Because I am not great, and nor is my memory.

 

[Thomas II]

So, if he was so great and worth remembering, how is it that you didn't remember that he's been dead for three years?

Because I am not great, and nor is my memory.

 

[DrZoidberg]

he was awfully young

Also never sober apparently. Not all rock star alcoholics can have the super human constitution of Ozzy Ozbourne. Sad. But for such an out of control alcoholic his story is pretty standard. So there's no reason to be shocked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0QYWQAjWs

 

[angelo]

Reason I wasn't surprised to read of his passing.

 

[Will Wiley]

So, if he was so great and worth remembering, how is it that you didn't remember that he's been dead for three years?

Because I am not great, and nor is my memory.

It had slipped my mind too.