Isaac Yamma
Isaac Yamma | |
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Isaac Yama outside Ininti Store, Uluru, NT, Australia, in 1983 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Isaac Yama |
| Born | 1940 Kaltukatjara, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Died | January 1990 (aged 49–50) |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels | CAAMA Records |
Isaac Yamma (1940 – January 1990), also spelt Yama, was a country singer from Central Australia. He is the father of Frank Yamma.
Early life
Isaac Yamma was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River (Kaltukatjara) in 1940.
Career
Yamma 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, 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.
Death
Yamma died in January 1990.
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
- Walker, Clinton (2000). "Country Man". Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music. Pluto Press. pp. 230–243. ISBN 1-86403-152-2.
- Toohey, Paul (1996). "The Story of Isaac". God's Little Acre. Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove. ISBN 1-875989-09-9.
- Breen, Marcus (1989). Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0-85575-197-5.
External links
- Isaac Yama and the Pitjantjatjara Country Band No. 2, 1987 (cassette cover)