Please answer the following question: Facts:   - years active: 1980 -- 2000    - past members: george burarrwanga gordon butcher sammy butcher neil murray    - origin: papunya , northern territory , australia    - genre: country rock , blues rock , aboriginal rock      - name: warumpi band    - background: group_or_band    - label: hot , powderworks/rca , festival/parole , caama/shock    - associated acts: midnight oil   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of warumpi band .
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warumpi band were an australian country and aboriginal rock group which formed in the outback settlement of papunya , northern territory in 1980 .the original line-up was george burarrwanga on vocals and didgeridoo , gordon butcher on drums , his brother sammy butcher on guitar and bass guitar , and neil murray on rhythm guitar and backing vocals .their key singles are `` jailanguru pakarnu '' -lrb- 1983 -rrb- , `` blackfella/whitefella '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- , `` sit down money '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , `` my island home '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- and `` no fear '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- .the group released three albums , `` big name , no blankets '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- , `` go bush ! ''-lrb- 1987 -rrb- and `` too much humbug '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- .from late 1987 to mid-1995 the group rarely performed as murray focused on his solo career .in early 1995 , christine anu -lrb- former backing singer in murray 's touring group , the rainmakers -rrb- , issued a cover version of `` my island home '' .warumpi band regrouped before disbanding in 2000 .burarrwanga died on 10 june 2007 of lung cancer .