Djambidj - An Aboriginal Song Series From Northern Australia

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Title:
Djambidj - An Aboriginal Song Series From Northern Australia

Genre:
Traditional Didjeridu

Musicians:
MusicianInstruments
Frank Gurrmanamanasongman
Frank Malkordasongman
Sam Gumugundidjeridu

Format:
cassette, Playing time --:-- minutes

Track List:

  1. Dalwurra (black bittern, three verses) - --:--
  2. Wurragulama (green turtle, four verses) - --:--
  3. Marrawal (spirit man, two verses) - --:--
  4. Balidja/Wodbarridja (small tuber, three verses) - --:--
  5. Djurdi-djurda (small bird, two verses) - --:--
  6. Djodja (red-cheeked marsupial mouse, four verses) - --:--
  7. Galauwun (silver-crowned friar bird, two verses) - --:--
  8. Wang-gurra (brindled bandicoot, one verse) - --:--
  9. Wama-dubun (wild sugar bag honey and hollow log, five verses) - --:--
  10. Anmurnabama (king brown snake, three verses) - --:--
  11. Ngalilag (white cockatoo, four verses) - --:--
  12. Maralgarra (crow, six verses) - --:--
  13. Djurrei (eel, five verses) - --:--

Publisher No.:
(1981) AIATSIS - AIAS/16

Comments:
A companion booklet, also entitled 'Djambidj: an Aboriginal song series from northern Australia', by Stephen Wild and Margaret Clunies Ross, containing annotations on the song items, transcriptions of the songs and translations of the verses and background conversations, and photographs is available from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Reviewer: liner notes

Copyright 1997 by John Morfit - All Rights Reserved