Birrkuta – Wild Honey
Birrkuta – Wild Honey is the fourth studio album by Australian band, Yothu Yindi. It was released in November 1996 via Mushroom Records. It was co-produced by Lamar Lowder and Andrew Farriss.
Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, compared it to their previous album, " continued Freedoms move towards a broader musical horizon while retaining a strong commercial appeal."
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997, the album was nominated for Best Indigenous Release.
Track listing
- "Tears for Law"
- "Yolngu Woman"
- "Ngarrpiya"
- "Superhighway"
- "Bapane"
- "Djatpa"
- "Timor"
- "Matter of Choice"
- "Stop That"
- "Lorrpu"
- "Spirit of Peace"
- "Yirrmala"
- "Honey "
- "Cora"
- "Mice and Men"
Personnel
- Mandawuy Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, clapsticks
- Gurrumul Yunupingu – electric guitar, lead vocals, vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, clapsticks, acoustic guitar, didgeridoo, clavinet
- Makuma Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, backing vocals, didgeridoo, clapsticks
- Stuart Kellaway – guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
- Milkayngu Mununggurr – didgeridoo
- Ben Hakalitz – drums, kundu, backing vocals, bass guitar, flutes
- Buruka Tau-Matagu – organ, electric piano, vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric 12 string guitar, flutes
- Jodie Cockatoo Creed – vocals, backing vocals
- Airi Ingram – percussion
- Lamar Lowder – percussion
- Yomunu Yunupingu – didgeridoo
- Andrew Farriss – keyboards, guitar
- Galarrwuy Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, clapsticks