Tribal Voice
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tribal Voice
| type = studio
| artist = Yothu Yindi
| cover = YothuYindi TribalVoice.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 1991
| recorded = 1989–1990
| studio = The Vault, Paradise, RBX Studios
| genre = Aboriginal rock
| length = 42:57
| label = Mushroom Records
| producer = Mark Moffatt
| prev_title = Homeland Movement
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Freedom
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Tribal Voice
| type = studio
| single1 = Treaty
| single1date = June 1991
| single2 = Djäpana (Sunset Dreaming)
| single2date = April 1992
| single3 = Tribal Voice
| single3date = September 1992
}}}}
Tribal Voice is the second studio album by Yothu Yindi, released in September 1991 on the Mushroom Records label. The album peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified 2× Platinum.
At the 1992 ARIA Awards Yothu Yindi won Best Cover Art for Tribal Voice by Louise Beach and Mushroom Art with photography by Serge Thomann; Engineer of the Year for "Maralitja", "Dharpa" and "Tribal Voice" by David Price, Ted Howard, Greg Henderson and Simon Polinski; Best Indigenous Release for Tribal Voice; Song of the Year and Single for the Year for "Treaty".{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1992 |title=1992: 6th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=ARIA Music Awards |accessdate=6 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927120947/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1992 |archivedate=27 September 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=Y&artist=Yothu%20Yindi |title=ARIA Awards 2008: History: Winners by Artist: Yothu Yindi search results |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=6 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213050141/http://ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=Y&artist=Yothu%20Yindi |archivedate=13 February 2009 |df=dmy }}
The album did not receive a domestic vinyl release until 2018, however it was released on vinyl in Europe in 1992.
Reception
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| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r57791|pure_url=yes}} link]
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AllMusic's reviewer, Jonathon Lewis commented "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" but went on to say "despite this, Tribal Voice is a fine example of both traditional and modern Aboriginal music."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tribal-voice-mw0000072333|title=Tribal Voice- Yothu Yindi|publisher=Allmusic|last=Lewis|first=Jonathon|accessdate=4 February 2020}}
Track listing
- "Gapu" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu)
- "Treaty" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Milkayngu Mununggurr, Witiyana Marika, Stuart Kellaway, Cal Williams, Paul Kelly)
- "Djäpana (Sunset Dreaming)" (M. Yunupingu)
- "My Kind of Life" (M. Yunupingu)
- "Maralitja" (Crocodile Man) (M. Yunupingu)
- "Dhum Dhum" (Bush Wallaby) (Traditional song, arranged by Marika)
- "Tribal Voice" (M. Yunupingu)
- "Mainstream" (M. Yunupingu)
- "Dharpa" (Tree) (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway)
- "Yinydjapana" (Dolphin) (Traditional song, arranged by Marika)
- "Mätjala" (Driftwood) (M. Yunupingu, G. Yunupingu, Marika, Kellaway, Williams)
- "Hope" (M. Yunupingu)
- "Gapirri" (Stingray) (M. Yunupingu)
- "Beyarrmak" (Comic) (Traditional song, arranged by G. Yunupingu)
- "Treaty" (Radio Mix) (M. Yunupingu, G. Yunupingu, Mununggurr, Marika, Kellaway, Williams, Kelly, Garrett) (moved to after "Tribal Voice" on 2018 LP reissue)
- "Djäpana" (Radio Mix) (M. Yunupingu)
Tracks 3, 8 and 16 were added to the 1992 reissue of the album and appear on all subsequent reissues. Tracks 3, 6 and 16 were released as a CD single in 1992 and tracks 3 and 8 appear (in different versions) on the band's 1989 debut Homeland Movement.
Track 2 appears in the 1992 film Encino Man.
Personnel
- Mandawuy Yunupingu – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
- Galarrwuy Yunupingu – vocals, clapsticks
- Witiyana Marika – vocals, clapsticks, backing vocals
- Milkayngu Mununggurr – didgeridoo, backing vocals
- Gurrumul Yunupingu – keyboards, percussion, guitar, didgeridoo, organ, backing vocals
- Makuma Yunupingu – didgeridoo
- Cal Williams – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, guitar, backing vocals
- Stuart Kellaway – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ricki Fataar – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Mark Moffatt – organ, bass guitar, guitar
- Ray Periera – congas
- Allen Murphy – drums
- Huey Benjamin – drums
- Archie Roach – backing vocals
- Tim Finn – backing vocals
- Rose Bygrave – backing vocals
- Steve Wade – backing vocals
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Tribal Voice ! scope="col"| Chart (1991–1993) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Yothu Yindi|album=Tribal Voice|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 July 2020}} |
=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Tribal Voice ! scope="col"| Chart (1992) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=307}}
| 15 |
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Certifications
References
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Category:ARIA Award–winning albums