Landscapes of indigenous performance : music, song and dance of the Torres Strait and Arnhem Land / Music, song and dance of the Torres Strait and Arnhem Land edited by Fiona Magowan and Karl Neuenfeldt. - vii, 171 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- From 'Navajo' to 'Taba Naba' : unravelling the travels and metamorphosis of a popular Torres Strait Islander song -- Home among the gum trees : an ethnography of Yolngu musical performance in mainstream contexts -- Music of the Torres Strait -- Mabo, music and culture -- Dancing into film : exploring Yolngu motion, ritual and cosmology in the Yirrkala Film Project -- A rally at Ramingining : the 'uniting' force of music and dance in a Yolngu Christian context -- Grand concerts, Anzac days and evening entertainments : glimpses of musical culture on Thursday Island, Queensland, 1900-1945 -- Making the journey in : opening up spaces for performing, teaching and learning Aboriginal performance traditions -- Musical times : the interplay between metrical time and real time in a Central Arnhem land clan song series. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Music--History and criticism--Australia
Torres Strait Islanders--Music--History and criticism
Dance, Torres Strait Islander
Torres Strait Islanders--Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australians--History and criticism--Australia--Arnhem Land (N.T.)--Music
Dance, Aboriginal Australian--History--Australia--Arnhem Land (N.T.)
Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs--Australia--Arnhem Land (N.T.)
Dance, Aboriginal Australian--History

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