Tribal Music of Australia

RELATED LESSON PLAN
"You Can Didgeridu It: Experiences with Australian Aboriginal Music"

This 1949 field recording features songs from several aboriginal tribes in Australia, most of which feature the didjeridu (didgeridoo), a wind instrument which produces a low, droning sound, and rhythm sticks. Each song is led by a "Songman," who either inherited the song or composed it himself. In aboriginal Australian culture, it is not permissible to sing or perform a song without the consent of the tribe's "Songman." The liner notes explain song meanings and contexts, and provide translations and descriptions of the dances that accompany the music.

Track Listing

101	Djedbang-ari (1)	Group from Yirkalla Mission district	02:30
102	Djedbang-ari (2)	Group of Rirratjingu	01:29
103	Djedbang-ari (3)	Group of Australian Aborigines	01:11
104	Wadamiri (1)	Group of Wadamiri	03:04
105	Wadamiri (2)	Group of Wadamiri	02:28
106	Maraian Chant	Aboriginal Songman	01:19
107	Didjeridu	Didjeridu puller with rhythm sticks	03:10
108	Gunborg Singing	Gunborg singer	02:28
109	Cloud Chant	Group of Rirratjingu	04:09
110	Djerag	Two aboriginal Songmen with didjeridu	02:41
111	Brinkin Wongga	Maielli Songman with Gunwinggu puller	02:54
112	Djarada	Young boys with Songman	00:34
113	Nyindi-Yindi Corroboree	Group of Wadjiginy	03:05
114	Sacred Song	Yirritja and Dhuwa moieties	01:33