Frank Yamma
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Frank Yamma is an Australia
n musician.
Frank is a singer and song writer from Central Australia
and is a Pitjantjatjara man who speaks 5 languages and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English. He is the son of Issac Yamma
, an early proponent of singing Western style songs in traditional language.
Frank's style of music is Indigenous Roots (World Music) and he writes about his country and his people. He has performed in bands Ulpanyali Band, Digital Dreaming, Terrasphere, Piranpa ('skinny white lizards' in Pitjantjatjara) and his father's
Pitjantjatjara Country Band. His currently performs mainly solo or accompanied by David Bridie
on piano and Helen Mountford on cello.
Frank Yamma & Piranpa won a Deadly
in 1999 for their album Playing with Fire. In 2005, with David Bridie
, he won AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series
Yamma recorded a set for TripleJ's Live at the Wireless
that was broadcast on 19 February 2001. He has had multiple live performances broadcast on Radio National
's Live on Stage series. He was a featured artist of the ABC
TV show Sending a message : Naidoc concert.
Frank Yamma & Piranpa
Playing with Fire (1999) - CAAMA Music
Keep up the pace (2006) - CAAMA Music
Frank Yamma
Solid Eagle (1997) - CAAMA Music
Countryman (2010) - Wantok/ Planet
Digital Dreaming
Inma Wiru (1999) - Iguana Records
Terrasphere
Terrasphere (1997) - CAAMA Music
Ulpinyali Band
Ulpinyali Band (1989) - CAAMA Music
Corroboration
(2001) - Festival Mushroom
Olympic Record (2000) - Warner Music Group
Songlines - Acoustic Sounds (1997)- EMI & ABC Music
Port Fairy Festival (1986) Independent
Wantok Volume 1 (2011) - Wantok Musik/Planet
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n musician.
Frank is a singer and song writer from Central Australia
Central Australia
Central Australia/Alice Springs Region is one of the five regions in the Northern Territory. The term Central Australia is used to describe an area centred on Alice Springs in Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Centralia; likewise the people of the area are sometimes called Centralians...
and is a Pitjantjatjara man who speaks 5 languages and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English. He is the son of Issac Yamma
Isaac Yamma
Isaac Yamma was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River . He started his musical career as a member of Areyonga Desert Tigers...
, an early proponent of singing Western style songs in traditional language.
Frank's style of music is Indigenous Roots (World Music) and he writes about his country and his people. He has performed in bands Ulpanyali Band, Digital Dreaming, Terrasphere, Piranpa ('skinny white lizards' in Pitjantjatjara) and his father's
Isaac Yamma
Isaac Yamma was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River . He started his musical career as a member of Areyonga Desert Tigers...
Pitjantjatjara Country Band. His currently performs mainly solo or accompanied by David Bridie
David Bridie
David Bridie is a musician from Melbourne, Australia. Bridie first rose to prominence as a member of Not Drowning, Waving, which he started in the early 1980s with guitarist John Phillips. They released four albums on Australian independent labels to some level of critical acclaim and very limited...
on piano and Helen Mountford on cello.
Frank Yamma & Piranpa won a Deadly
The Deadlys
The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...
in 1999 for their album Playing with Fire. In 2005, with David Bridie
David Bridie
David Bridie is a musician from Melbourne, Australia. Bridie first rose to prominence as a member of Not Drowning, Waving, which he started in the early 1980s with guitarist John Phillips. They released four albums on Australian independent labels to some level of critical acclaim and very limited...
, he won AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series
Yamma recorded a set for TripleJ's Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station....
that was broadcast on 19 February 2001. He has had multiple live performances broadcast on Radio National
Radio National
ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...
's Live on Stage series. He was a featured artist of the ABC
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
TV show Sending a message : Naidoc concert.
Discography
- Solo albums
Frank Yamma & Piranpa
Playing with Fire (1999) - CAAMA Music
Keep up the pace (2006) - CAAMA Music
Frank Yamma
Solid Eagle (1997) - CAAMA Music
Countryman (2010) - Wantok/ Planet
- Feature albums
Digital Dreaming
Inma Wiru (1999) - Iguana Records
Terrasphere
Terrasphere (1997) - CAAMA Music
Ulpinyali Band
Ulpinyali Band (1989) - CAAMA Music
- Compilation albums
Corroboration
Corroboration (album)
Corroboration is a 2001 compilation released on the Festival Mushroom Records imprint, Sputnik. It was the result of a project put together by Kurt Luthy. It brought together indigenous and non indigenous musicians and bands from various genres. It reached #92 on ARIA Top 100 Albums chart...
(2001) - Festival Mushroom
Olympic Record (2000) - Warner Music Group
Songlines - Acoustic Sounds (1997)- EMI & ABC Music
Port Fairy Festival (1986) Independent
Wantok Volume 1 (2011) - Wantok Musik/Planet