Into the Mainstream

Every overnight sensation in the music industry is preceded by a few years of finetuning the act But 40000 years From the far north of Australia YOTHU YINDI draws on the song cycle of its Arnhem Land ancestors to create a mesmeric mix of traditional Aboriginal music and rock n roll Into the Mainstream takes us on a journey across the vast continent of America with YOTHU YINDI on the Diesel and Dust to Big Mountain concert tour featuring MIDNIGHT OIL and American Indian band GRAFITTI MAN The bands travel 16000 km over 38 days and play to crowds of up to 10000 On the way they meet American Indian communities to talk about land rights and cultural identity culminating in the presentation of a gift from the Yolngu people in Arnhem Land to the Navajo elders in Big Mountain Arizona YOTHU YINDI proves to be a revelation on tour Aboriginal traditional music and dance quickly become the latest American vogue in performing art