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Title:20061113NG
Classical Song Traditions of Contemporary Western Arnhem Land in Their Multilingual Context
Contributor:Bickerdike Isabel, O'Keeffe
Namarruda Johnny, Blackbook
Gwadbu Joseph, Mijpunun
Birch Bruce
O'Keeffe Matthew
Gargarba Tommy
Manmurulu Rupert
Hoeng Sabine
Contributor (photographer):Bickerdike Isabel, O'Keeffe
Contributor (singer):Nawoloinjba Billy
Madjilgadj Tommy
Marrala Saul
Namajpali Ralph
Coverage:Australia
Date:2006-11-13
Description:Fourteen Nganarru (Manangkardi spirit language) songs performed by Billy Nawoloinjba (main singer), Tommy Madjilgadj, Saul Marrala and Ralph Namajpali on 13 November 2006. They were accompanied on didjeridu by Jonny Namarruda. The performance too place during the afternoon on the day between the two parts of the mamurrng ceremony. Other men were present, including John Gwadbu, Tommy Gargarba and Rupert Manmurulu. There is also some discussion of other song-sets including Mudadjin and Middjarn.
The classical song traditions of Western Arnhem Land are amongst the foremost examples of verbal art in the nine endangered languages of the region, but few people are now competent to perform or comment on them. Typically performed in multi-lingual social contexts, song texts demonstrate unusual linguistic features such as mixtures of languages and a high proportion of esoteric and intimate vocabulary. We will collect, transcribe, translate and analyse song texts and discussions about songs by contemporary performers, and where relevant repatriate and document archival recordings, making our research results available to communities via a network of local digital repositories.
Isabel Bickerdike is a postgraduate student at the University of Melbourne, supervised by Linda Barwick and Nick Evans. She was aged 25 in 2006 and was resident at Warruwi from May-November 2006. She is Ngal-bangardi skin, Wurrik clan (Kun-winjku tribe?, given by Mary Gurden-gurden, this is her mother\'s clan).
Billy Nawoloinjba is a senior Manangkarri man and the current owner and singer of the Nganaru song-set that he inherited from his father
Tommy Madjilgadj is a Mawng man who sings Milyarryarr songs. He is the brother of didjeridu player Johnny 'Blackbook' Namaruda.
Johnny Namarruda (nicknamed /'Blackbook/') was the preferred didjeridu player for Solomon Ganawa's Mirrijpu songs. He was resident at Warruwi. He died in late 2006.
Saul Marrala was a resident at Warruwi in 2006. He sings Nganarru songs with Billy Nawaloinjba.
Ralph Namajpali is a Mawng man who is a resident at Warruwi. He sing Nganarru songs with Billy Nawoloinjba.
Joseph Gwadbu (also known as Joseph Mijpunun) is a Mawng man, the son of John Gwadbu (deceased) and Margaret Marbin (a Kun-barlang woman from the Kun-kurduwala clan).
Linguist. Has specialized in Iwaidja and related languages since 1999.
Matthew O\'Keeffe is the pilot resident at Warruwi and a friend of Solomon Ganawa. From time to time he can be heard during this session talking to Solomon.
Tommy Gargarba is an elderly Kun-barlang man from the Kun-kurduwala clan. His usual place of residence is Warruwi, but he owns clan estates on the mainland towards Maningrida. He is not a singer or songman, but is knowledgeable about different songs and ceremonies.
Rupert Manmurulu is the son of David and Jenny Manmurulu and was aged circa 25 and resident at Warruwi in 2006. He is married to a woman from Elliott and sometimes resides there. His skin is Na-wuyuk and his clan is Yalama, Ngutikin tribe. He sings Inyjalarrku and Nginji songs, and dances the yumparrparr (giant) dance, and also plays didjeridu for those song-sets. He also plays guitar and sings with a band from the Barkly area.
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Saul Marrala & Johnny 'Blackbook' Namaruda (deceased) singing preparing to sing Nganarru
Tommy Budji, Billy Nawoloinjba & ? Preparing to sing Nganarru
Billy Nawoloinjba, ?, and Ralph Namajbali preparing to sing Nganarru
Tommy Gargarba & Rupert Manmurulu present at the Nganarru song session
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Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1056278
Rausing MDP0139
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1056278%23
Publisher:Linda Barwick
University of Sydney
Subject:Singing
Ngarnaru NG
Undetermined language
Mawng
English
Kun-barlang
Subject (ISO639):und
Type:Audio
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Citation: Bickerdike Isabel, O'Keeffe; Bickerdike Isabel, O'Keeffe (photographer); Nawoloinjba Billy (singer); Madjilgadj Tommy (singer); Namarruda Johnny, Blackbook; Marrala Saul (singer); Namajpali Ralph (singer); Gwadbu Joseph, Mijpunun; Birch Bruce; O'Keeffe Matthew; Gargarba Tommy; Manmurulu Rupert; Hoeng Sabine. 2006-11-13. Linda Barwick.
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