Songs from the Stations
Wajarra as Performed by Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpnga, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal and Dandy Danbayarri at Kalkaringi
Seiten
2019
Sydney University Press (Verlag)
978-1-74332-584-1 (ISBN)
Sydney University Press (Verlag)
978-1-74332-584-1 (ISBN)
Songs from the Stations documents the vibrant ceremonial practices and musical traditions that flourished on Wave Hill Station during the first half of the 20th century, combining desert and Top End musical styles with influences from the West.
The Gurindji people of the Northern Territory are best known for their walk-off of Wave Hill Station in 1966, protesting against mistreatment by the station managers. The strike would become the first major victory of the Indigenous land rights movement. Many discussions of station life are focused on the harsh treatment of Aboriginal workers.
Songs from the Stations describes another side of life on Wave Hill Station. Among the harsh conditions and decades of mistreatment, an eclectic ceremonial life flourished during the first half of the 20th century. Constant travel between cattle stations by Aboriginal workers across north-western and central Australia meant that Wave Hill Station became a crossroad of desert and Top End musical styles. As a result, the Gurindji people learnt songs from the Mudburra who came further east, the Bilinarra from the north, Western Desert speakers from the west, and the Warlpiri from the south.
This book is the first detailed documentation of wajarra, public songs performed by the Gurindji people. Featuring five song sets known as Laka, Mintiwarra, Kamul, Juntara, and Freedom Day, it is an exploration of the cultural exchange between Indigenous communities that was fostered by their involvement in the pastoral industry.
Songs from the Stations presents musical and textual analysis of the five sets of wajarra songs below.
These five song sets were recorded at Kalkaringi in 1998, 2007, 2015 and 2016, and can be streamed by visiting https://open.sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/songs-stations.html
The Gurindji people of the Northern Territory are best known for their walk-off of Wave Hill Station in 1966, protesting against mistreatment by the station managers. The strike would become the first major victory of the Indigenous land rights movement. Many discussions of station life are focused on the harsh treatment of Aboriginal workers.
Songs from the Stations describes another side of life on Wave Hill Station. Among the harsh conditions and decades of mistreatment, an eclectic ceremonial life flourished during the first half of the 20th century. Constant travel between cattle stations by Aboriginal workers across north-western and central Australia meant that Wave Hill Station became a crossroad of desert and Top End musical styles. As a result, the Gurindji people learnt songs from the Mudburra who came further east, the Bilinarra from the north, Western Desert speakers from the west, and the Warlpiri from the south.
This book is the first detailed documentation of wajarra, public songs performed by the Gurindji people. Featuring five song sets known as Laka, Mintiwarra, Kamul, Juntara, and Freedom Day, it is an exploration of the cultural exchange between Indigenous communities that was fostered by their involvement in the pastoral industry.
Songs from the Stations presents musical and textual analysis of the five sets of wajarra songs below.
These five song sets were recorded at Kalkaringi in 1998, 2007, 2015 and 2016, and can be streamed by visiting https://open.sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/songs-stations.html
Myfany Turpin is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at the University of Sydney. Felicity Meakins is an ARC Future Fellow in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland.
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
1. Social, linguistic and geographic origins of the songs
2. Performing wajarra
3. The wajarra song sets
Mintiwarra
Kamul
Freedom Day
Laka
Juntara
Conclusion
Appendix 1: The recordings
Appendix 2: Song items
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.04.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Indigenous Music of Australia |
| Illustrationen | Ms Brenda L. Croft, Brenda L. Croft |
| Zusatzinfo | Maps, family tree, photographs, musical notation |
| Verlagsort | Sydney |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 176 x 250 mm |
| Gewicht | 450 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-74332-584-3 / 1743325843 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-74332-584-1 / 9781743325841 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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