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Songs from the Stations: Wajarra as Performed by Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpnga, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal and Dandy Danbayarri at Kalkaringi (Indigenous Music of Australia) Kindle Edition

by Myfany Turpin (Author), Felicity Meakins (Author), Brenda Croft (Photographer) Format: Kindle Edition

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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.

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'Songs from the Stations is an important work - an invaluable work. It's the first time that these public songs, as performed by the Gurindji, have been documented in detail.' -- Madelaine Dickie -- National Indigenous Times --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Myfany Turpin is an Australian Research Council fellow at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the University of Sydney. Felicity Meakins is a senior lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland. Brenda L Croft Nangari is a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN : B07RGST5FB
Publisher : Sydney University Press (1 March 2019)
Language : English
File size : 13336 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Print length : 264 pages

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- 76 in Ethnomusicology (Kindle Store)
- 158 in Ethnomusicology (Books)

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