His Life and Music
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox album
| name = His Life and Music
| type = Live album
| artist = Gurrumul and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| cover = His_Life_and_Music_Gurrumul.jpg
| alt =
| released = 6 December 2013
| recorded = 28/29 May 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = World music, Aboriginal
| length =
| label = Skinnyfish Music
ABC Music
| producer =
| chronology = Gurrumul albums
| prev_title = Rrakala
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = The Gospel Album
| next_year = 2015
}}
His Life and Music is a live album by Gurrumul and The Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The album was recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Festival in May 2013,{{cite web|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/gurrumul-his-life-and-music-cd |title=gurrumul-his-life-and-music-cd|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=December 2013|accessdate=9 October 2014}} and released through ABC Music.
The recording features Gurrumul, in a world-first collaboration with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performing a collection of songs from his award-winning albums. Also included on the album are introductions from Gurrumul's family that provide a rare insight into the people, the country and the stories behind some of his most popular songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.gurrumul.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:new-release-gurrumul-and-the-sydney-symphony-orchestra-his-life-and-music-album-available-december-6&catid=1:news&Itemid=3 |title=NEW RELEASE – Gurrumul and The Sydney Symphony |publisher=gurrumul.com |date=December 2013|accessdate=9 October 2014}}
The album was released on 6 December 2013{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/his-life-and-music/id757945308|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206203654/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/his-life-and-music/id757945308|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2014|title=His Life and Music|publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=9 October 2014}} and peaked at #48 on the ARIA album's chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gurrumul+Yunupingu+%26amp%3B+The+Sydney+Symphony+Orchestra&titel=His+Life+And+Music&cat=a |title=GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU & THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – HIS LIFE AND MUSIC (ALBUM) |publisher=australian charts|accessdate=9 October 2014}}
At the AIR Awards of 2014, the album won Best Independent Classical Album.{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|accessdate=18 August 2020|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310102536/https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|url-status=dead}}
Reviews
Tyler McLoughlan from The Music gave the album 4 1/2 stars out of 5, saying; "Gurrumul has a habit of evoking an array of overwhelming emotions in a live setting that don't even exist in the toolbox of most performers" and "[it] is a thrilling piece of the live Gurrumul experience to take home".{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/reviews/album/2013/12/04/gurrumul-and-the-sydney-symphony-orchestra-his-life-and-music-tyler-mcloughlan/ |title=Gurrumul & The Sydney Symphony Orchestra – His Life And Music|author=Tyler McLoughlan|publisher=themusic.com.au|date= 4 December 2013|accessdate=9 October 2014}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Performer/s
| title1 = Wiyathul
| writer1 = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra1 = Gurrumul
| length1 = 6:35
| title2 = Welcome and Introduction
| writer2 =
| extra2 = Michael Hohnen
| length2 = 1:21
| title3 = Bapa
| writer3 = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra3 = Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| length3 = 2:48
| title4 = Introduction to Djarimirri
| writer4 =
| extra4 = Susan Dhangal Gurruwiwi
| length4 = 0:44
| title5 = Djarimirri
| writer5 = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra5 = Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| length5 = 3:45
| title6 = Introduction to Djilawurr
| writer6 =
| extra6 = Johnny Gurrumgurrum Burrawanga
| length6 = 1:30
| title7 = Djilawurr
| writer7 = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra7 =Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Introduction to Marwurrumburr
| writer8 =
| extra8 = Susan Dhangal Gurruwiwi
| length8 = 1:15
| title9 = Marwurrumburr
| writer9 = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra9 = Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| length9 = 3:13
| title10 = Introduction to Baru
| writer10 =
| extra10 = Michael Hohnen
| length10 = 2:02
| title11 = Baru
| writer11 = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra11 =Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| length11 = 4:40
| title12 = Introduction to Wukan
| writer12 =
| extra12 = Susan Dhangal Gurruwiwi
| length12 = 1:55
| title13 = Wukan
| writer13 =Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra13 =Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| length13 = 4:34
| title14 = Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)
| writer14 = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra14 =Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| length14 = 6:35
| title15 = Gathu Mawula
| writer15 = Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
| extra15 =Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
| length15 = 4:47
}}
Awards
Australian Independent Record Labels Association Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.air.org.au/awards/this-year/|title=2014 Independent Music Awards|publisher=AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT RECORD LABELS ASSOCIATION|accessdate=9 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007035220/http://www.air.org.au/awards/this-year/|archivedate=7 October 2014}}
{{awards table}}
|-
|2014
| "His Life and Music"
| Best Independent Classical Album
| {{won}}
|-
|}
Australian Recording Industry Association Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/2014/2014-aria-awards-connected-by-telstra-nominated-ar |title= 2014 ARIA AWARDS CONNECTED BY TELSTRA NOMINATED ARTISTS REVEALED |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=8 October 2014|accessdate=9 October 2014}}
{{awards table}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| rowspan=2| "His Life and Music"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album
| {{Won}}
|-
|}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Australia|48|artist=Gurrumul|album=His Life and Music)|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 April 2018}} |
References
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{{Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu}}
Category:Albums recorded at the Sydney Opera House