Track
Number |
Track
Title |
Track
Time |
Notes |
06
|
Gamadala |
0:01:57 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Gamadala is the escarpment in the
Kakadu region of the Northern Territory. To the Yolngu
people the escarpment is sacred and holy because it holds
the life force for the Yolngu and all living things. |
07
|
Garrtjambal
(Red Kangaroo) |
0:02:10 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Song is about the vein of the Garrtjambal
embedded in the escarpment. |
08
|
Mambulmambul |
0:01:18 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Song refers to Yolngu people eating
rare kangaroo meat in a sacred place. |
09
|
Gudurrku
(Brolga) |
0:05:16 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Song expresses Gudurrku up in the
heavens, crying, and coming down from the sun, the giver
of life. Song also expresses Gudurrku feeding in the swamp
lands. |
10
|
Barrwula
1 |
0:02:51 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Barrwula is the water of life. Song
is a Dhuwa concept and the three parts describe a Yolngu
woman leaving a sacred place to collect water. It tells
of the spring and its powers and the relationship between
Barrwula and the woman. |
11
|
Barrwula
2 |
0:00:48 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Barrwula is the water of life. Song
is a Dhuwa concept and the three parts describe a Yolngu
woman leaving a sacred place to collect water. It tells
of the spring and its powers and the relationship between
Barrwula and the woman. |
12
|
Barrwula
3 |
0:00:42 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Barrwula is the water of life. Song
is a Dhuwa concept and the three parts describe a Yolngu
woman leaving a sacred place to collect water. It tells
of the spring and its powers and the relationship between
Barrwula and the woman. |
13
|
Gunmarra
1 |
0:01:16 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Song belongs to the Yirritja sub-section
of the Dhuwa/Yirritja category and is sung in the Gumatj
language. Song talks about Gunmarra the bony freshwater
fish and its environment. It describes the foam of the
freshwater. A neighbouring clan group's powerful place
is mentioned. |
14
|
Gunmarra
2 |
0:00:51 |
Yolngu
rock band includes some traditional songs. Yidaki by:
Milkayngu Mununggurr. Song belongs to the Yirritja sub-section
of the Dhuwa/Yirritja category and is sung in the Gumatj
language. Song talks about Gunmarra the bony freshwater
fish and its environment. It describes the foam of the
freshwater. A neighbouring clan group's powerful place
is mentioned. |