Isaac Yamma
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Early life
Isaac Yamma was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River (Kaltukatjara) in 1940.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
Yamma started his musical career as a member of Areyonga Desert Tigers.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He later performed with his band the Pitjantjatjara Country Band, a band made up of his sons Hector, Frank, Peter, and Paul, and his cousin Russell Yamma. His song were mostly sung in Pitjantjatjara.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He was also a radio host on CAAMA Radio 8KIN FM.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Death
Yamma died in January 1990.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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
References
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External links
- Isaac Yama and the Pitjantjatjara Country Band No. 2, 1987 (cassette cover)