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Songs from the stations : Wajarra as sung by Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpnga, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal and Dandy Danbayarri at Kalkaringi /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Turpin, Myfany, 1972- (Author), Meakins, Felicity (Author)
Other Authors: Croft, Brenda L., 1964- (Photographer)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University of Sydney, NSW : Sydney University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Gurindji (Australian people) > Songs and music.
Gurindji (Australian people) > Social life and customs.
Gurindji (Australian people) > Australia > Wave Hill Station (N.T.)
Music, Aboriginal Australian.
Wajarri (Australian people)
Ngarnjul, Topsy Dodd.
Wavehill, Ronnie.
Danbayarri, Dandy.
Corroborees > Australia > Northern Territory.
Wave Hill Station (N.T.)
Kalkaringi (N.T.)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • List of musical examples
  • List of tables
  • List of maps
  • List of plates
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contributors
  • A note on orthography
  • Abbreviations, terms and conventions
  • Introduction: Social, linguistic and geographic origins of the songs
  • Performing wajarra
  • The wajarra song sets
  • Mintiwarra
  • Kamul
  • Freedom Day
  • Laka
  • Juntara
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: The recordings
  • Appendix: Song items.