Isaac Yamma Musical artist

Isaac Yamma (or Yama) (1940 – January 1990) was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River (Kaltukatjara). He 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Isaac Yama
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1940
Birth place
Kaltukatjara
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1990

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Musical artist

BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
record label
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

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