It now arrives on screen just the way it was when last seen by the musician in July. ONE of Dr Geoffrey Yunupingu’s closest friends and colleagues has shared a rare insight into the shy superstar’s life, one day after his death. Gurrumul looks spectacular. A multi-instrumentalist, he played drums, keyboards, guitar (a right-hand-strung guitar played left-handed) and didgeridoo, but it was the clarity of his singing voice that attracted rave reviews. I’m standing in a ballroom, armed with questions and uncertainty. Slava Grigoryan (born 1976) is an Australian classical guitarist and recording artist of Armenian heritage. A few days before Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu passed away last year at the age of 46, he agreed to the release of this tribute to his life and work. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, always referred to simply as 'Gurrumul', is an Australian Aborigine from Elcho Island off the far north coast of the continent. Case Studies. Gurrumul was a man of few words and Hohnen often became his voice (the two men called each other wäwa - brother), particularly when Gurrumul was being interviewed and the film shows the complete trust and respect the pair had for each other. There was The Voyage by Irish singer Christy Moore, and the hauntingly beautiful Wiyathul, by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, a piece Brian would play as a lullaby as he gently rocked his five grandchildren to sleep.And, true to the man who saw the good in people and hope in the future, there was John Lennon's Imagine. The service was woven with songs that meant a lot to Brian Gilligan. He frequently collaborates and performs with his younger brother, Leonard Grigoryan, performing as the Grigoryan Brothers Case Study: Inspiring Stories Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu‘s manager Mark Grose has penned a letter to the Royal Darwin Hospital after Gurrumul was left for eight hours without receiving necessary surgery for internal bleeding. September 01, 2013 One of Australia’s most successful international musicians, Gurrumul was born in Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island), off the coast of Arnhem Land, about 580 kilometres from Darwin. The doctor and manager for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu have accused a Darwin hospital of either being incompetent or racially profiling the … Less than a year since acclaimed indigenous singer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu died, the musical legend is now being remembered in the documentary Gurrumul which will open in cinemas next week. Megan Palin news.com.au July 26, 2017 8:09pm Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (22 January 1971 – 25 July 2017), commonly known as Gurrumul and also referred to since his death as Dr G. Yunupingu, was an Indigenous Australian musician.