Last week I shared a couple of clips of Yolngu rock ‘n’ roll from the Seven Star Band, a bunch of rowdy young rockers (and I say that with love in my heart).
This week, I want to turn to a production from the Mulka Project, a hauntingly beautiful, both visually and aurally, recording of Rorruwuy manikay.
Rorruwuy lies just west of the mouth of the Burungbirinung River on Arnhem Bay. The song men here are Manydjarri and Ngongu Ganambarr, and the yidaki is played by Marrawulwul Garmu.
A CD recording of these songs is available from the Mulka Project.
Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye 