Tribal Music of Australia
Various Artists

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
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Djedbang-ari | Group from Yirkalla Mission district | 2:30 | |
102
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Djedbang-ari | Group of Rirratjingu | 1:29 | |
103
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Djedbang-ari | Group of Australian aborigines | 1:11 | |
104
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Wadamiri | Group of Wadamiri | 3:04 | |
105
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Wadamiri | Group of Wadamiri | 2:28 | |
106
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Maraian Chant | Aboriginal Songman | 1:19 | |
107
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Didjeridu | Didjeridu puller with rhythm sticks | 3:10 | |
108
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Gunborg Singing | Gunborg singer | 2:28 | |
109
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Cloud Chant | Group of Rirratjingu | 4:09 | |
110
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Djerag | Two aboriginal Songmen with didjeridu | 2:41 | |
111
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Brinkin Wongga | Maielli Songman with Gunwinggu puller | 2:54 | |
112
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Djarada | Young boys with Songman | 0:34 | |
113
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Nyindi-Yindi Corroboree | Group of Wadjiginy | 3:05 | |
114
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Sacred Song | Yirritja and Dhuwa moieties | 1:33 |