# Burragubba > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Burragubba > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Burragubba.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burragubba > Source revision: 1334109981 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian musician}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} '''Adrian Burragubba''' is an [Aboriginal Australian](/source/Australian_Aborigine) musician skilled in [didgeridoo](/source/didgeridoo), particularly known for his 33 years busking in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane)'s Queen Street Mall and the past 20 years in the [Gold Coast](/source/Gold_Coast%2C_Queensland)'s Cavil Mall. He is also known for having stood for [Queensland](/source/Queensland) parliament in 2004 seeking full reimbursement of past Aboriginal wages 'stolen' by the Queensland Government. He also made the news when he was the victim of an apparently racially motivated attack while performing.{{cite web | last = Jabour | first = Bridie | title = Popular Surfers busker attacked | publisher = Goldcoast | date = 2008-06-23 | url = http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/06/23/12786_gold-coast-top-story.html | access-date = 2009-03-11}} ==Musical career== His musical performances combine traditional Aboriginal dress and [body painting](/source/Indigenous_Australian_art) with instruments including an unkeyed didgeridoo and clapsticks. Renowned for his [busking](/source/busking),{{cite news|title =Indigenous candidate challenges Beattie | work =ABC News | publisher =Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date =2004-01-20 | url =http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2004/01/20/1028230.htm | archive-url =https://archive.today/20121231085252/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2004/01/20/1028230.htm | url-status =dead | archive-date =31 December 2012 | access-date =2008-09-22}} Adrian has been a notable figure in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall for the past 30 years and for 17 years in Cavill Ave, Surfers Paradise. He has performed at venues for the [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane) [Lord Mayor](/source/Graham_Quirk)'s office, the [Queensland Premier's Department](/source/Premiers_of_Queensland), and at other events requiring a "traditional" Aboriginal presence.{{cite web | title = Murri@H'art: our art, our way, ourselves | publisher = National Indigenous Times | date = 2004-04-28 | url = http://www.nit.com.au/thearts/story.aspx?id=1620/ | access-date = 2009-03-11 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He has released two musical compilations, ''Didj In Us'' (2001) and ''Didj a Tale'' (2007), as well as a "Beginners Guide to Playing Didjeridoo" (2008). His musical career is supported by speeches and school performances explaining Aboriginal Australian culture and history.{{cite web | title =Burragubba | publisher =Rochedale State School | url =http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/burragubba/ | access-date =2008-09-22 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080725193004/http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/burragubba/ | archive-date =2008-07-25 }} International performances include appearances promoting Aboriginal Australian culture in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. ==Political activism== Burragubba is an activist for the reimbursement of Aboriginal Australians for unpaid work performed for governments in the early days of white settlement in Australia. In 2004 he stood for the Queensland parliament against Premier [Peter Beattie](/source/Peter_Beattie), arguing that the Government's offer of $4,000 reimbursement for each worker was insulting to his people. He attracted 310 primary votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2004/results/district7.html|title=2004 State General Election - Brisbane Central - District Summary|date=2004-02-25|publisher=Electoral Commission Queensland|access-date=2008-09-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908092317/https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2004/results/district7.html|archive-date=2008-09-08}} A hunger strike was threatened to highlight the need for Aboriginal culture to be recognised in Brisbane.{{cite news|title =Qld: Hunger strike to highlight Aboriginal culture | work =AAP | publisher =Australian Associated Press | date =2004-01-03 | url =http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-91643250.html | access-date =2008-09-22 }}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ==Personal life== Burragubba is from the [Babinburra](/source/Babinburra) Clan of the [Wangan people](/source/Wangan_people) and the [Jagalingou people](/source/Jagalingou_people) of the [Wiirdi](/source/Wiirdi) language group of Central Queensland. He was born in Brisbane and is recognised by the [traditional owners](/source/traditional_owners) as having historical connection. ==See also== * [Indigenous Australian music](/source/Indigenous_Australian_music) ==References== {{DEFAULTSORT:Burragubba}} Category:Indigenous Australian musicians Category:Didgeridoo players Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Brisbane --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Burragubba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burragubba) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burragubba?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.