Birrkuta – Wild Honey

Birrkuta – Wild Honey is the fourth studio album by Australian band, Yothu Yindi. It was released in November 1996 via Mushroom Records. It was co-produced by Lamar Lowder and Andrew Farriss.

Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, compared it to their previous album, "[it] continued Freedom's move towards a broader musical horizon while retaining a strong commercial appeal."

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997, the album was nominated for Best Indigenous Release.

Track listing

 * 1) "Tears for Law" (Garrathiya Run) (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Daniel Watson)
 * 2) "Yolngu Woman" (Mandawuy Yunupingu)
 * 3) "Ngarrpiya" (Octopus) (Traditional song, arranged by Mandawuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu)
 * 4) "Superhighway" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Andrew Farriss)
 * 5) "Bapane" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu)
 * 6) "Djatpa" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu)
 * 7) "Timor" (Ben Hakalitz, Makuma Yunupingu, Mandawuy Yunupingu)
 * 8) "Matter of Choice" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Farriss)
 * 9) "Stop That" (Stuart Kellaway)
 * 10) "Lorrpu" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Gurrumul Yunupingu)
 * 11) "Spirit of Peace" (Buruka Tau-Matagu, Hakalitz, William Takaku)
 * 12) "Yirrmala" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Kellaway, Gurrumul Yunupingu)
 * 13) "Honey (Birrkuta)" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Tau-Matagu, Galarrwuy Yunupingu)
 * 14) "Cora" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu)
 * 15) "Mice and Men" (Mandawuy Yunupingu)

Personnel

 * Mandawuy Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, clapsticks
 * Gurrumul Yunupingu – electric guitar, lead vocals, vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, clapsticks, acoustic guitar, didgeridoo, clavinet
 * Makuma Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, backing vocals, didgeridoo, clapsticks
 * Stuart Kellaway – guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
 * Milkayngu Mununggurr – didgeridoo
 * Ben Hakalitz – drums, kundu, backing vocals, bass guitar, flutes
 * Buruka Tau-Matagu – organ, electric piano, vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric 12 string guitar, flutes
 * Jodie Cockatoo Creed – vocals, backing vocals
 * Airi Ingram – percussion
 * Lamar Lowder – percussion
 * Yomunu Yunupingu – didgeridoo
 * Andrew Farriss – keyboards, guitar
 * Galarrwuy Yunupingu – lead vocals, vocals, clapsticks