JUNGAJI ANNOUNCES NEW GUGU YALANJI SINGLE ‘KALKURR’ FEATURING DEAN BRADY

KALKURR

Jungaji is a Western Gugu Yalanji & Birrigubba songman whose music journey spans more than 30 years, from the 90s R&B of his Inala vocal group Aim 4 More, to a profound cultural rebirth inspiring his solo career. Now named “Jungaji” (meaning rock, strength, and knowledge - pronounced Jun-gah-jee), he shares his contemporary cultural stories through his music, visual art, theatre and advocacy, inspiring resilience and empowerment.

‘Kalkurr’ – meaning ‘The Road’ - is the next offering from Jungaji’s forthcoming debut solo album ‘Betting On Blak’ which will be released on June 13. With national tour dates to celebrate, shows have been announced in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and FNQ, with more dates coming soon. “The ability to express one’s inner feelings in Gugu Yalanji is a beautiful space & responsibility to be standing in,” Jungaji said. “The feeling I get from singing this song is one of empowerment, one of cultural identity, and to sing about Kalkurr (meaning ‘the road’), but also Kalkurr meaning the Milky Way, the stars and how vast the universe is.”

“I have written this song from a place of being lost within the road of life and trying to find my way. I’m speaking to God, I am speaking to nganjan (heavenly father), and speaking to those we have lost who are wawunyor (high spirits), trying to make sense of life when it gets hard and to ensure that I make the right decisions. Interweave that within a landscape of music and melody, it’s a beautiful gift that comes from a dark place but to find the light throughout that process is what this song means to me. I had to live hard, really really hard to find the essence of what and who Jungaji is. It’s a beautiful number to sing and to gift the world.” said Jungaji

Whilst most of his songs are sung in English, Jungaji was the proud winner at the 2025 Queensland Music Awards for a previous single ‘Gummy Bamarra’ (Grandson Story), which is also sung in Gugu Yalanji language. In a heartfelt acceptance speech, Jungaji spoke of his “32-year apprenticeship” in the music industry, to winning this award for a unique emotional song. This powerfully moving song has clocked up more than 255,000 streams on Spotify and has received glowing reviews around the world.

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