Pirritu

Pirritu (Brett Lee) is an Ngiyampaa musician. His debut album was released in 2021. He is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Career Pirritu was adopted by a non-Aboriginal couple as a newborn, and grew up in Bourke, New South Wales. He was able to later reconnect with his culture when he was 14. His name Pirritu means Brett in the Ngiyampaa language.

He followed this with another album Pirritu Part 2: Fire When the Sun Goes Down in March 2023

Outside of music, he volunteers with the Ngiuyampaa Language Project, to make the language more accessible, and also deepen his own understanding. 2023 Pirritu The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent