Deadly sounds, deadly places : contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia / Peter Dunbar-Hall and Chris Gibson.
| Author/creator | Dunbar-Hall, Peter |
| Other author | Gibson, Chris, 1973- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Sydney : UNSW Press, 2004. |
| Description | 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia |
| Contents | Introduction. What is 'contemporary Aboriginal music'? ; Geographies of contemporary Aboriginal music ; Situating musical knowledges ; Audiences and aesthetics ; Music and country ; Terminology ; Structure of the book -- Origins, institutions, industries. Origins ; Music hall, vaudeville and gum leaves ; Evangelical sounds and the influence of missions ; A new mobility ; Reggae and rock in the 1970s and 1980s ; Contemporary music in the era of self-determination ; A national geography ; Recording companies and the music industry -- Music, place, and identity. Music and the Aboriginal significance of place ; Naming practices among Aboriginal music groups ; 'Aboriginalisation' and music ; Gender and identity ; Conclusion: music and community -- Singing country. Australian country music ; Non-Aboriginal country music in Australia ; Aboriginal country music ; Aboriginal country music performers ; Covering songs, changing meanings ; Prison songs ; The Tamworth Country Music Festival ; Conclusion -- Aboriginality and transnational black culture: Hip-hop and R & B. Black (trans)nationalism ; Comin' at ya!: hip-hop projects from the bush ; Rhythm 'n' bounce: Aboriginal R&B ; Conclusion -- Sites as songs: place in the music of Warumpi Band. 'Warumpinya': affirming place ; 'Warumpinya': links to tradition ; 'Warumpinya' as world music ; Conclusion: after 'warumpinya' -- Djabugay: language, education, tourism, music. Djabugay culture ; Contemporary music and Aboriginal languages ; Culture, commodification and compromise ; Conclusion: negotiating cultural and economic identities -- Recording and cultural tourism in Alice Springs. The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association ; CAAAMA: policies and output ; Tourism and music in Alice Springs ; Conclusion -- Meinmuk mujik: the Top End sound. Meinmuk: music from the Top End ; Yothu Yindi ; Land-related events in Yothu Yindi songs ; References to Yolngu land ; Conclusion -- Nitmiluk!: place and post-colonialism. Nitmiluk: creation and colonialism ; Blakbala mujik's 'Nitmiluk' ; 'Nitmiluk' as map of Jawoyn country ; The Jawoyn land claim for Nitmiluk ; 'Rebuilding the Jawoyn nation' ; Conclusion -- Mapping the Kimberley: music and regionalism. Kimberley Aboriginal music ; Broome ; Mining at Noonkanbah ; Music and politics: regionalism and Kimberley music ; Conclusion -- Reclaiming country. The Wave Hill strike ; The homeland movement ; Mabo ; Conclusion: beyond Mabo. |
| Abstract | This is the first comprehensive book on contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia. The names of many well-known Aboriginal artists are scattered through the book?s pages, including such household names as Ernie Bridge, Kev Carmody, Troy Cassar-Daley, Coloured Stone, Jimmy Little, Archie Roach, the Warumpi Band and, of course, Yothu Yindi. This book covers a wide variety of musical styles, artists and contemporary issues--ranging from the globalization of 'world music', to land rights, identity and independence, to the tourism industry of the Northern Territory. The authors successfully combine their backgrounds in ethnomusicology and geography to provide an insightful range of case studies, often based on a regional perspective. The book includes a discography listing all the artists referred to, along with their 200-plus recordings, and presents rare photos and reproductions of album covers, posters and postcards. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-289), discography (pages 263-268), and index. |
| LCCN | 2004478867 |
| ISBN | 0868406228 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3504 .D86 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |