Rrakala
| Rrakala | ||||
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| Released | 15 April 2011 | |||
| Recorded | New York | |||
| Genre | Folk, world, Aboriginal | |||
| Length | 64:23 | |||
| Label | Skinnyfish Music | |||
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Rrakala is the second album from Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. It is performed in Yolngu. Gurrumul plays piano, drums, nylon-string acoustic guitar, electric and acoustic guitars.
It reached number three on the ARIA charts.
At the 2011 ARIA awards, Rrakala won the award for Best World Music Album. It was also nominated for album of the year, Best Male Artist, Best Independent Release and Best Cover Artist. Gurrumul performed a version of "Warwu" with Missy Higgins at the award ceremony.