The didjeridu : from Arnhem Land to Internet / edited by Karl Neuenfeldt.
| Other author | Neuenfeldt, Karl, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Sydney : John Libbey/Perfect Beat Publications, ©1997. |
| Description | viii, 184 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), music, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword: Yidaki / Mandawuy Yunupingu -- Introduction: One instrument, many voices / Philip Hayward and Karl Neuenfeldt -- Ancient voice: contemporary expression / Kev Carmody and Karl Neuenfeldt -- Education, empowerment and entertainment / Mick Davison and Karl Neuenfeldt -- The didjeridu: a portal to culture / David Hudson and Fred Tietjen -- Accompanying the dreaming / Steven Knopoff -- Continuation, dissemination and innovation / Peter Dunbar-Hall -- Gender 'taboos' and didjeridus / Linda Barwick -- Thread 1: The issue of gender -- The didjeridu in the desert / Karl Neuenfeldt -- Terra incognita: the career of Charlie McMahon / Shane Homan -- The didjeridu and alternative lifestylers' reconstruction of social reality / Patricia Sherwood -- Thread 2: Notions of authenticity -- Out of time, out of place / Fiona Magowan. |
| Abstract | The first comprehensive study of the Australian Aboriginal instrument from a range of musical, cultural, and sociological perspectives. Written in an accessible style, individual chapters analyze traditional uses of the instrument and its uses in contemporary Aboriginal rock music. A number of accomplished players (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) discuss the instrument and its social and cultural significance, as well as its global diffusion in the 1990s. The book includes a foreword from Mandawuy Yunupingu, cultural activist and lead singer with the internationally renowned Aboriginal rock band, Yothu Yindi. Other contributors include noted Aborginal musicians such as Kev Carmody, David Hudson and Mick Davison; and leading writers and academics in the field of contemporary music studies from Australia, North America and the United Kingdom. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: page 183. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-183) and index. |
| Biographical note | Dr Karl Neuenfeldt lectured in Media and Communications at Central Queensland University (Rockhampton campus). He has published widely in a variety of journals and has also worked as a professional musician in North and Central America and Australia. |
| LCCN | 97149528 |
| ISBN | 186462003X |
| ISBN | 1864620048 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML990.D53 D54 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |