Songs, dreamings, and ghosts : the Wangga of North Australia / Allan Marrett.

Author/creator Marett, Allan
Format Book
Publication InfoMiddletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxxiii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.).
Subjects
Wangga--Australia. --Northern Territory. --History and criticism.
Aboriginal Australians--Australia. --Northern Territory. --Music. --History and criticism.

SeriesMusic/culture
Music/culture. ^A390481
Contents 1. Repertories, histories, and orders of being -- 2. Dreaming songs: sustaining tradition -- 3. Ceremony -- 4. Conventions of song and dance -- 5. The Walakandha Wangga -- 6. The Ma-yawa Wangga -- 7. Barrtjap's Wangga -- 8. Bobby Lambudju Lane's Wangga -- 9. The musical conventions of the Daly region revisited -- 10. Wangga beyond the Daly: performance in the wider diaspora -- Appendix 1. Recordings of the Walakandha Wangga -- Appendix 2. Recordings of the Ma-yawa Wangga -- Appendix 3. Recordings of Barrtjap's Wangga -- Appendix 4. Recordings of Lambudju's Wangga.
Abstract An in-depth study of Wangga, a musical and ceremonial genre of Australian people of the Daly region of northern Australia. It is the culmination of twenty years of field work and research, providing a penetrating description and analysis of this compelling musical practice.
Local noteJoyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDINGS LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER CD-6469.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-277) and index.
LCCN 2005042261
ISBN0819566179 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0819566187 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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