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| Arnhem
Land Popular Classics: Field recordings of traditional
dijeridoo by Australian Aboriginal Elders |
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Artist/Collector:
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LaMont
West |
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Label
Information:
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Originally
released on LP: Wattle Ethnic Series, No. 3LP -
Wattle D-5. CD is recording of only existing copy
of LP released by Tribal Voices 18017 107th SW Vashon
WA 9807 |
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Media
Type:
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CD
from LP |
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Year:
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1963 |
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Availability:
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L.A.
Outback |
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| Track
Number |
Track
Title |
Track
Time |
Notes |
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01
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Bungalin
Bungalin Gunborg |
0:03:44 |
Songman:
Jolly Lajwonga (Djoli Laiwanga) Didjeridu by: David "Pa:m"
Peanut" Bylanadii (David Blanasi). Recorded 1961-1962
at Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine,
N.T. Didjeridu is thin-walled, wrapped in electrical tape.
Bore is 3'7" long and a fairly uniform 2" diameter, narrowed
to 1 1/2" by a wax mouthpiece. Instrument is David's personal
property and has exceptionally fine resonance, though
it is shorter than the norm. |
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02
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Three
Da'i Bungguls |
0:04:48 |
Songman:
Billy Luganawi. Didjeridu by: Paddy Wanjburwanga Fourdom
(Rembarnnga). Recorded 1961-1962 at Beswick Creek Welfare
Branch Settlement, near Katherine, N.T. Didjeridu is a
thick-walled, slightly conical, narrow-bored, 4'7" long,
newly made instrument with wax mouthpiece. |
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03
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Darwin
Wongga |
0:03:16 |
Songman:
Lawrence Owpan. Didjeridu by: Dick Linjirbanji. Recorded
1961-1962 at Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement,
near Katherine, N.T. Didjeridu is borrowed from David
Blanasi used in tracks 1 and 10. |
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04
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Bunggridj-bunggridj
Wongga |
0:02:48 |
Songman:
Barney Alan Mahralung (Alan Maralung). Didjeridu by: Oscar
Ngunjinji. Recorded 1961-1962 at Beswick Creek Welfare
Branch Settlement, near Katherine, N.T. Didjeridu is an
unusually fine, resonant, thin-walled instrument with
a 3'10" bore flaring regularly from 2" at the wax-joined
carved wooden mouthpiece to 5" at the bell. The didjeridu
belongs to Barney and is never used to accompany songs
of any other cycle. The owner claims that the songs, song
texts, drone patterns, dances and even the location of
the ant-hollowed pandanus trunk from which the didjeridu
was made were all revealed to him in a dream by a deceased
musical mentor. |
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05
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Port
Keats Wongga |
0:02:30 |
Songman:
Gordon Gulambara. Didjeridu by: Henry Roper. Recorded
1961-1962 at Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement,
near Katherine, N.T. Didjeridu is crooked, leaky, heavily
caulked, thick-walled, slightly conical-bored, and altogether
unsatisfactory instrument 3'8" long with wax mouthpiece.
The didjeridu was the only one available of correct length
to match the singer's voice and required constant sluicing
with water to maintain a dubious air seal. |
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06
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Malwa
Gunborg |
0:01:50 |
Songmen:
Tommy Wugi-Wugi, Copper Marnbudji and Paddy Mimwohring
Namarndul. Henry Djurum - Didjeridu. Recorded 1961-1962
at Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine,
N.T. Didjeridu is 3'10 1/2" long |
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07
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Goulburn
Island Gurula |
0:04:23 |
Songman:
Jack Gala-Gala. David Blanasi - Didjeridu. Recorded 1961-1962
at Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine,
N.T. Didjeridu is same as used in track 1. |
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08
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Two
Da'i Bungguls |
0:02:57 |
Songman:
Billy Luganawi. Didjeridu by: Paddy Wanjburwanga Fourdom
(Rembarnnga). Recorded 1961-1962 at Beswick Creek Welfare
Branch Settlement, near Katherine, N.T. |
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09
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Two
Da'i Bungguls 2 |
0:02:44 |
Songman:
Billy Luganawi. Didjeridu by: Paddy Wanjburwanga Fourdom
(Rembarnnga). Recorded 1961-1962 at Beswick Creek Welfare
Branch Settlement, near Katherine, N.T. |
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10
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Two
Bungalin-bungalin Gunborgs |
0:05:24 |
Songman:
Jolly Lajwonga (Djoli Laiwanga) Didjeridu by: David "Pa:m"
Peanut" Bylanadii (David Blanasi). Recorded 1961-1962
at Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine,
N.T. |
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11
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Ngarnahru
Gunborg |
0:03:53 |
Songmen:
William Na-Jinung, Henry Djurum and Paddy Mimwohring Na-Marndul.
Billy Gamarang - Didjeridu. Recorded 1961-1962 at Beswick
Creek Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine, N.T.
The didjeridu, the only one available at the time of recording,
is a poor one, gnarled and twisted, with heavy wax caulking
and a 3'10 1/2" long, irregularly flaring bore. |
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12
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Malwa
Gunborg 2 |
0:02:18 |
A
North Central Arnhem Land Gunborg. Songmen: Tommy Wugi-Wugi,
Copper Marnbudji and Paddy Mimwohring Namarndul. Henry
Djurum - Didjeridu. Recorded 1961-1962 at Beswick Creek
Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine, N.T. Didjeridu
is samed 3'10 1/2" as used in track 11 and required frequent
sluicing with water to maintain an air seal. |
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13
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Two
Wongga Drone Patterns |
0:02:13 |
Gordon
Gulambara - Didjeridu. Recorded 1961-1962 at Beswick Creek
Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine, N.T. Two western
Arnhem Land Wongga style drone pattern demonstrations
using the same didjeridu as is played on track 5. The
illustrated pattern, a. simple and b. complex, is followed
in each case by Gordon reciting the mnemonic chant for
the same drone pattern. |
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14
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Two
Darwin Wonggas |
0:04:27 |
Songman:
Lawrence Owpan. Didjeridu by: Dick Linjirbanji. Recorded
1961-1962 at Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement,
near Katherine, N.T. |
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15
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Bunggridj-bunggridj
Wongga 2 |
0:02:28 |
Songmen:
Tommy Wugi-Wugi, Copper Marnbudji and Paddy Mimwohring
Namarndul. Henry Djurum - Didjeridu. Recorded 1961-1962
at Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine,
N.T. |
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16
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Mardag
Marajin Chant |
0:03:36 |
An
East Central Arnhem Land Marajin ceremony. Songmen: Bronco
Wa'-Wa', Long Jack Gurjejdjun Na-Gandjera, Old Shaky Jack
Ngarndal and Victor Djaganimba. Recorded 1961-1962 at
Beswick Creek Welfare Branch Settlement, near Katherine,
N.T. |
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