Singing Bones
Author | : Samuel Curkpatrick |
Publisher | : Sydney University Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2020-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781743326787 |
ISBN-13 | : 1743326785 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Download or read book Singing Bones written by Samuel Curkpatrick and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manikay are the ancestral songs of Arnhem Land, passed down over generations and containing vital cultural knowledge. Singing Bones foregrounds the voices of manikay singers from Ngukurr in southeastern Arnhem Land, and charts their critically acclaimed collaboration with jazz musicians from the Australian Art Orchestra, Crossing Roper Bar. It offers an overview of Wägilak manikay narratives and style, including their social, ceremonial and linguistic aspects, and explores the Crossing Roper Bar project as an example of creative intercultural collaboration and a continuation of the manikay tradition.