Gurruwiwi is a surname of the Yolngu, an Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory of Australia, and family members have close connections with the Yunupingu and Marika families.
Notable people with the surname include:
Djalu Gurruwiwi (c.1935–2022), yidaki player
Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi (1942–2020), artist
Larry Gurruwiwi, musician, son of Djalu
Leila Gurruwiwi (born 1988), media commentator and TV producer
Mithinarri Gurruwiwi (1929–1976), artist
Yimila Gurruwiwi, yidaki player and singer in King Stingray
Surname list
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Djalu Gurruwiwi, written Djalu (c. 1935 – 12 May 2022), was a Yolngu musician, artist, and leader from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia...
Djalu Gurruwiwi (c.1935–2022), yidaki player Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi (1942–2020), artist Larry Gurruwiwi, musician, son of Djalu Leila Gurruwiwi (born...
Leila Gurruwiwi (born 1988) is an Australian media commentator and television show producer. She is a panel member on The Marngrook Footy Show and co-producer...
Mithinarri Gurruwiwi (c.1929–1976) was an Aboriginal Australian painter of the Gälpu clan of the Yolngu people of north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern...
Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi (1942–2020) was an internationally acclaimed Aboriginal Australian artist from Elcho Island (Galiwin'ku), an island off the...
avoid being in too close proximity with each other.[citation needed] Gurruwiwi – Gälpu clan (Dhuwa moiety, Dangu people) Marika – Rirratjingu clan (Dhuwa...
virtuoso and orchestral composer Digeridoo (EP) – song by Aphex Twin Djalu Gurruwiwi, master maker and player of yiḏaki Erke List of didgeridoo players Mayan...
television series The Walking Dead Morning Star, a planned film about Djalu Gurruwiwi "The Murder of Lucifer Morningstar", Lucifer episode, 2021 Morning Star...
toponym). Djalu Gurruwiwi, highly respected elder, maker and player of the yiḏaki, of the Galpu clan, and other members of the Gurruwiwi family Many members...
and relative (married to Gurrumul's sister), master yiḏaki-maker Djalu Gurruwiwi, to make their didgeridoos, which also brought his skills to the attention...
She also worked with Australian indigenous performer Jason Guwanbal Gurruwiwi on the album. Palm explained that working on a solo album gave her greater...
people of Arnhem Land, who are closely connected with the Marika and Gurruwiwi families. Notable people with this name include: Eunice Djerrkngu Yunupingu...
(sister) Nancy Gaymala Yunupingu (sister) Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Djalu Gurruwiwi (brother-in-law) Awards Australian of the Year (1978) Member of the Order...
accommodation for Rio Tinto mining executives, inhabited mainly by members of the Gurruwiwi family and other members of the Galpu clan. Some healthcare is provided...
Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre in Yirrkala, along with Yothu Yindi, the Andrew Gurruwiwi Band, and Yirrmal. The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence...
musician, composer of the song "Yil Lull" Robyn Green – gospel singer Djalu Gurruwiwi – didgeridoo player Grant Hansen – musician and broadcaster Becca Hatch...
(PDF). ANU Press. ISBN 9781922144966. Retrieved 20 January 2020. "Djalu' Gurruwiwi" (PDF). Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre. 2015. Archived from the original...
Rituals of a Living Goddess Tradition". ReVision. 21 (3): 6–14. "Djalu' Gurruwiwi" (PDF). Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre. 2015. Archived from the original...
Northern Territory. The Marika clan has close links with the Yunupingu and Gurruwiwi families. Some notable people bearing the name include: Banduk Marika...
gender, and by non-Indigenous Australians. Famous players include Djalu Gurruwiwi, Mark Atkins, William Barton, David Hudson, Joe Geia and Shane Underwood...
senior custodian of the Banumbirr Morning Star Pole, Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi, among others. In 2018, Elcho Island Arts was relaunched under the direction...
of NSW and the Australian National Maritime Museum. Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi is a Yolngu man from Elcho Island in Arnhem Land. He is a Morning Star...
National Museum of Australia consider old masters include Mithinarri Gurruwiwi, Birrikitji Gumana and Mawalan Marika. It is also a traditional home of...
According to one account, the noted didgeridoo maker and player, Djalu Gurruwiwi, was born at Milingimbi. Northern Territory senior Australian of the Year...
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