Homeland Movement

{{For|the Homeland Movement to establish Aboriginal communities|Outstation (Aboriginal community)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Homeland Movement

| type = studio

| artist = Yothu Yindi

| cover = YothuYindi HomelandMovement.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 1989

| recorded = 1988

| studio =

| genre = Aboriginal rock

| length = 38:51

| label = Mushroom

| producer = Leszek Karski

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Tribal Voice

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Homeland Movement

| type = studio

| single1 = Mainstream

| single1date = March 1989

| single2 = Djäpana

| single2date = August 1989

}}}}

Homeland Movement is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Yothu Yindi that was released in April 1989 on the Mushroom Records 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 Midnight Oil, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/yothu-yindi-mn0000964089/biography|title=Yothu Yindi|publisher=Allmusic|first=Ed|last=Nimmervoll|accessdate=4 February 2020}}

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.{{cite book|title=Currency companion to music and dance in Australia|publisher=Currency House Inc|editor1=Scott-Maxwell, Aline|editor2=Whiteoak, John|date=2003|page=539}}

Track listing

"Mainstream" (Yunupingu)
"Yolngu Woman" (Yunupingu)
"Homeland Movement" (Yunupingu)
"Yolngu Boy" (Yunupingu)
"Djäpana" (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, clapsticks
Witiyana Marika – vocals, clapsticks
Milkayngu Mununggurr – didgeridoo
Cal Williams – guitar
Stuart Kellaway – bass guitar
Andrew Belletty – drums
Bart Willoughby – drums

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for Homeland Movement ! scope="col"\| Chart (1989–1992) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan\|page=307}} \| 59

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for Homeland Movement

! scope="col"| Chart (1989–1992)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=307}}

| 59

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history and formats for Homeland Movement ! Country ! Date ! Format ! Label ! Catalogue
scope="row"\| Australia \| April 1989 \| LP, CD, cassette \| Mushroom \| D38959

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release history and formats for Homeland Movement

! Country

! Date

! Format

! Label

! Catalogue

scope="row"| Australia

| April 1989

| LP, CD, cassette

| Mushroom

| D38959

References

Category:1989 debut albums

Category:Mushroom Records albums

Category:Yothu Yindi albums