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Stop the Jabiluka Uranium Mine

American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 1948
Artist/Collector:
Charles P. Mountford
Label Information:
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Media Type:
78rpm albums
Year:
Recorded 1948, Released 1949
Availability:
Out of print

Notes: This is a collection of 9 records (78 rpm) of Australian Aboriginal music and ceremony. These were recorded in the Northern Territory in 1948, probably as part of The American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (1948). Charles P. Mountford writes in the records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land Volume 1, that he recorded "electronically", songs associated with bark paintings (p. 20). Notes on the songs were written by hand and some are very difficult to read leading to inaccuracies in the notes.

Please note that Record 1 (sides 1-2), Record 7 (sides 13-14) and Record 10 (sides 19-20) are missing or were never pressed.

Track Number Track Title Track Time Notes
01
Sea chant rhythm N/A Side 1, Cut 1. Song meaning unknown. Didgeridoo and sticks
02
Love song N/A Side 1, Cut 2. Women speaking of lover with didgeridoo
03
Campfire or sweetheart song N/A Side 2, Cut 1. Songman joined by others
04
Sea Song by Jiwadya Tribe N/A Side 2, Cut 2. Voice in time with didgeridoo but sticks independent
05
Long call mourning ceremony, grave posts 0:01:57 Side 3, Cut 1. Wonderful rhythm
06
Ritual mourning song for the dead 0:01:21 Side 3, Cut 2.
07
Women mourning song protests low to dead husband 0:00:35 Side 3, Cut 3. Giggle normal part of song
08
Mourning song 0:01:27 Side 4, Cut 1. Beautiful rhythm
09
Burning ceremony to free spirit 0:01:32 Side 4, Cut 2. With didgeridoo
10
Aboriginal drum with didgeridoo and sticks 0:02:32 Side 5, Cut 1.
11
Ritual rhythm 0:00:52 Side 5, Cut 2.
12
Sacred ceremony 0:00:39 Side 6, Cut 1.
13
Call song ceremonial 0:00:54 Side 6, Cut 2.
14
Mother song 0:00:32 Side 6, Cut 3. First time balnooknook (drum) recorded
15
Song to give power to dancers to leave sacred ground 0:00:27 Side 6, Cut 4. (with didjeridu?)
16
Love song 0:00:45 Side 7, Cut 1. Love dances, love song. Women and men have separate fires
17
A man is so heard complimenting his friends 0:00:51 Side 7, Cut 2. Clacking is made by boomerangs
18
Love dances 0:00:31 Side 7, Cut 3.
19
Love dances 0:00:39 Side 7, Cut 4.
20
Love dances 0:00:44 Side 8, Cut 1.
21
Love dances 0:00:27 Side 8, Cut 2.
22
Love dances 0:00:30 Side 8, Cut 3.
23
Love dances 0:00:28 Side 8, Cut 4.
24
Love dances 0:01:02 Side 8, Cut 5.
25
Unknown 0:01:11 Side 9, Cut 1.
26
Unknown 0:01:07 Side 9, Cut 2.
27
Unknown 0:00:47 Side 9, Cut 3.
28
Love songs 0:01:25 Side 10, Cut 1.
29
Love songs 0:01:08 Side 10, Cut 2.
30
Love songs 0:01:17 Side 10, Cut 3.
31
Love songs 0:03:15 Side 11, Cut 1. Song without dancing
32
Love song with humming and trill (possum) 0:00:42 Side 12, Cut 1.
33
Love song with humming and trill (possum) 0:02:07 Side 12, Cut 2.
34
Hero song 0:00:51 Side 12, Cut 3.
35
Didgeridoo accompaniments - Hawk Song 0:00:49 Side 15, Cut 1. (illegible) Hawk Song
36
Sacred song 0:02:46 Side 15, Cut 2.
37
Water songs and Cloud songs 0:04:01 Side 16, Cut 1.
38
Unknown 0:00:26 Side 17, Cut 1.
39
Unknown 0:02:03 Side 17, Cut 2. (with didjeridu)
40
Unknown 0:00:54 Side 17, Cut 3. (with didjeridu)
41
Unknown 0:02:52 Side 18, Cut 1. (with didjeridu)
42
Unknown 0:00:36 Side 18, Cut 2. Track is faulty as recorded
43
Song by Masek (illegible) given to him by snake 0:01:10 Side 21, Cut 1. (with didjeridu)
44
Song by Masek (illegible) given to him by snake 0:01:21 Side 21, Cut 2. (with didjeridu)
45
Another song by Masek 0:01:41 Side 22, Cut 1. (with didjeridu)
46
Another song by Masek 0:00:51 Side 22, Cut 2.
47
Bird life on a swamp in Arnhem Land 0:03:11 Side 23, Cut 1.
48
An Australian jungle awaking 0:00:40 Side 24, Cut 1.
49
An Australian jungle awaking 0:01:29 Side 24, Cut 2.
50
An Australian jungle awaking 0:01:00 Side 24, Cut 3.

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