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Marett, Allan.

Songs, dreamings, and ghosts : the Wangga of North Australia / Allan Marett. - xxiii, 292 p. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in). - Music/culture . - Music/culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Repertories, histories, and orders of being -- Dreaming songs : sustaining tradition -- Ceremony -- Conventions of song and dance -- The Walakandha Wangga -- The Ma-yawa Wangga -- Barrtjap's Wangga -- Bobby Lambudju Lane's Wangga -- The musical conventions of the Daly region revisited -- Wangga beyond the Daly : performance in the wider diaspora -- Recordings of the Walakandha Wangga -- Recordings of the Ma-yawa Wangga -- Recordings of Barrtjap's Wangga -- Recordings of Lambudju's Wangga. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. App. 1. App. 2. App. 3. App. 4.

ISBN: 0819566179 (cloth : alk. paper) 0819566187 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005042261

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Wangga--History and criticism--Australia--Northern Territory
Aboriginal Australians--Music--History and criticism.--Australia--Northern Territory

LC Class. No.: ML3770 / .M27 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 781.629915094295