Wednesday 30 January 2013

Australia: Aboriginal Music and Dance


Going through old files, came across this amusing photo taken in Perth, Australia, at an Aboriginal music event, with wild didgeridoo and rhythmic sound sticks.  As you can guess, I was an official, on duty!


Reconciliation (Alan Dargin on didgeridoo)

Over the Road (Alan Dargin on didj)


And Cedric Talbot playing at a reception at Government House, Sydney: a rather more formal event!




With Cedric Talbot and Terri Janke

Treaty (Remix)


I also recall a less formal event with Cedric, about which I have blogged in the past; we once performed two poems (for voice and didgeridoo)"The Apocalyptic Blues" and "Jindyworobak 1997" at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney, for the Sydney Poetry Olympics (for three consecutive years, 1995-1997, I was invited to be one of the judges/adjudicators; in '97 they asked the judges to perform too). Fantastic didj! Alas, no recording.


Judging another Poetry Olympics (Sydney Opera House),
with Komninos and Yusef Komunyakaa




Axel Poignant Photograph, Leading the Dance






Four B/W Photos above by Axel Poignant


Bangarra Dance Company, Ochres


Harry Wedge (detail), You don't know nothing about us (1996)


Kakadu, Rock Art


 Uluru









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