Isaac Yamma (1940 – January 1990) was a country singer 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...

. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River (Kaltukatjara). He started his musical career as a member of Areyonga Desert Tigers. He later performed with his band the Pitjantjatjara Country Band, a band made up of his sons Hector, Frank

Frank Yamma

Frank Yamma is an Australian 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...

, Peter and Paul and his cousin Russell Yamma. His song were mostly sung in Pitjantjatjara. He was also a radio host on CAAMA Radio 8KIN FM.

Discography

Albums

• Isaac Yama and the Pitjantjatjara Country Band (1987) - CAAMA
• Isaac Yama and the Pitjantjatjara Country Band No.2 (1987) - CAAMA

Compilations

• Papal Concert, Alice Springs (1982) - Imparja
• Desert Songs 1 (1982) - CAAMA
• Desert Songs 2 (1983) - CAAMA
• From the Bush (1990) - CAAMA
• AIDS: How Could I Know (1989) - CAAMA
• 25th Anniversary Compilation 2 (2006) - CAAMA