Saltwater songs: Indigenous maritime music from tropical Australia
performance
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00authored byKarl Neuenfeldt, N Pegrum
The CD contains all maritime-focused songs from various Indigenous communities in tropical Australia. Recordings were done on-location in Torres Strait and north Queensland and Canberra to facilitate participation by remote area artists. Included were songs from the Northern Territory communities of Maningrida and Yirrkala; Queensland communities such as St Pauls, Rockhampton, Cairns, Yarrabah and Wujul Wujul/Hopevale.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)