Starting out singing with his father and brothers Hector, Paul, and Peter, he later formed the band Piranpa.

He has toured Australia and internationally, including being invited to perform at festivals such as WOMAD, mainly playing solo.

[1] He is the son of Isaac Yamma (1940–1990), an early artist who pioneered singing Western style songs in traditional language, and is regarded as one of Australia's most important Indigenous songwriters.

[4][5] Yamma played in bands for many years, including with his father and three brothers, Hector, Paul, and Peter.

It received widespread acclaim both in Australia and internationally, including a five-star review in British music magazine Songlines, and earned an ARIA nomination for Best Blues and Roots Album.

At the same time, a compilation album called The Kulila Project, featuring longtime collaborators David Bridie and Phil Wales, as well as remixes from Corin, James Henry, and EA Wave's Jinku, Hiribae & Ukweli, was digitally released.

[3] In 2001, he did solo tour of the US, performing in San Francisco, Virginia, Washington, New York, and Santa Fe.

In August 2016, he performed at the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia; Manitoba Aboriginal Music Week in Winnipeg; at the Wise Hall in Vancouver; and at the Robson Valley Music Festival in Dunster, BC.