Songs of Aboriginal Australia and Torres Strait

Various Artists

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Despite making up only a small percentage of the country’s total population, the aboriginal tribes of Australia are incredibly diverse and speak over 200 distinct languages. This recording features songs by aboriginal tribes from Western Australia, North Queensland, and the Torres Strait. Didjeridu player Albert (no last name given in liner notes), who uses a five foot didjeridu made from a hollowed out telegraph pole, can be heard on a number of tracks. Many of the songs on the recording have been passed from tribe to tribe, which has made the lyrics difficult to translate. Nevertheless, the songs’ meaning is still understood within the framework of ceremonial music. The liner notes feature photographs, musical transcription, and lyrics in the native languages and in English (where translation is possible).

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101	Song with didjeridu	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	1:12
102	Song with didjeridu	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:52
103	Song with didjeridu	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	1:04
104	Untitled Song	Albert	0:53
105	Untitled Song	Albert	1:06
106	Untitled Song	Albert	0:59
107	Untitled Song	Albert	1:00
108	Untitled Song	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:55
109	Untitled Song	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	1:02
110	Untitled Song	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:57
111	Untitled Song	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	1:31
112	Untitled Song	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:58
113	Untitled Song	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	1:44
114	Song by Kupangu	Kupangu	1:42
115	Song by Kupangu	Kupangu	0:43
116	Song by Kupangu	Kupangu	0:41
117	Song by Kupangu	Kupangu	0:51
118	Song by Kupangu	Kupangu	0:41
119	Song by Kupangu	Kupangu	0:42
120	Untitled Song	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:52
121	Song by male group	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:46
122	Song by male group	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:41
123	Song by male group	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:45
124	Song by male group	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	1:00
125	Song by male group	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:41
126	Song by male group	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:45
127	Song by male group	Group of male singers, Nyangumarda	0:49
128	Male solo	Yindjibarndi man	0:45
129	Male solo	Yindjibarndi man	0:28
130	Female group	Group of Yindjibarndi women	0:45
131	Female group	Group of Yindjibarndi women	0:36
132	Song by Albert and Rosie	Albert and Rosie	0:52
133	Song by Albert and Rosie	Albert and Rosie	0:51
134	Song by Christopher Jeffrey	Christopher Jeffrey	0:57
135	Song by Christopher Jeffrey	Christopher Jeffrey	0:40
136	Ti Ti (Christmas Headdress)	Peter Creek and Furry Short	0:28
137	Bora (Initiation song)	Peter Creek and Furry Short	0:55
138	Way keriba ged (This is our island)	John Bon	1:42
139	A99	John Bon	2:19
140	Keyp Yok Adud Ged (Cape York is a bad place)	John Bon	2:05
141	Song by John Bon	John Bon	1:47

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