His Life and Music | |
Type: | Live album |
Artist: | Gurrumul and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
Cover: | His_Life_and_Music_Gurrumul.jpg |
Released: | 6 December 2013 |
Recorded: | 28/29 May 2013 |
Genre: | World Music, Aboriginal |
Label: | Skinnyfish Music ABC Music |
Chronology: | Gurrumul albums |
Prev Title: | Rrakala |
Prev Year: | 2011 |
Next Title: | The Gospel Album |
Next Year: | 2015 |
His Life and Music is a live album by Gurrumul and The Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The album was recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Festival in May 2013,[1] and released through ABC Music.
The recording features Gurrumul, in a world-first collaboration with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performing a collection of songs from his award winning albums. Also included on the album are introductions from Gurrumul's family that provide a rare insight into the people, the country and the stories behind some of his most popular songs.[2]
The album was released on 6 December 2013 [3] and peaked at #48 on the ARIA album's chart.[4]
At the AIR Awards of 2014, the album won Best Independent Classical Album.[5]
Tyler McLoughlan from The Music gave the album 4 1/2 stars out of 5, saying; "Gurrumul has a habit of evoking an array of overwhelming emotions in a live setting that don't even exist in the toolbox of most performers" and "[it] is a thrilling piece of the live Gurrumul experience to take home".[6]
Australian Independent Record Labels Association Awards [7]
|-|2014| "His Life and Music"| Best Independent Classical Album| |-|}
Australian Recording Industry Association Awards [8]
|-| rowspan=2|2014| rowspan=2| "His Life and Music"| Best Male Artist| |-| Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album| |-|}