‘Guguk’ is now available on all digital platforms including Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music.

Together they sing of the stars, of fire, and of the cooling rain, against Knight’s floating trumpet notes and electronic crackles. Their effortless collaboration spans continents and cultures, expressing a deeply human commonality.

One of Korea’s most sought after jazz vocalists Sunny Kim, Yolngu song-man Daniel Wilfred and multidisciplinary musician and trumpeter Peter Knight form Hand to Earth.

Wilfred sings in language and is the keeper of Yolngu manikay (songs) from North East Arnhem Land. These songs can be traced back over 40,000 years and is the oldest continuously practised music tradition in the world. Kim sings in English and Korean and intones wordless gestures that invoke raw elemental forces.

Their voices meld into the electronic atmosphere created by Knight (Artistic Director, Australian Art Orchestra) who draws on the minimalism of Brian Eno and Jon Hassell to create a bed for these beautifully contrasting voices.

‘Daniel Wilfred shares one of the oldest song traditions in the world with us, it’s an extraordinary gift. He has one of those unforgettable voices that feels like it emanates from the earth and changes your body. He has taught us all to listen in new ways.’ Peter Knight, Artistic Director Australian Art Orchestra

‘Guguk’ is a yuta manikay (new song) composed by Daniel Wilfred in late 2019, and sung in the Wägilak language. The song outlines a dream in which Daniel died and saw a white and black bird flying together. The black bird, a Dhuwa bird called Guguk, stopped to rest in a beautiful place near running water. All the people gathered together to mourn.