Yothu Yindi lead singer Mandawuy Yunupingu dies aged 56
Yothu Yindi lead singer Mandawuy Yunupingu dies aged 56
3rd Jun 2013 9:07am | By AAP Mandawuy Yunupingu, the former Yothu Yindi lead singer, has died aged 56 at his home in the Northern Territory.
Yunupingu, who is a former Australian of the Year, died overnight at his home in Yirrkala in Eastern Arnhem Land.
He had been ill with kidney disease for several years, the ABC says.
A relative of Yunupingu, who did not wish to be identified, confirmed his death on Sunday night at his home, near Nhulunbuy.
Yunupingu was a Yolngu man and a well-known identity in Arnhem Land.