Author: Carmel O'Shannessy

Title: Yuupurnju

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 128

Release Date: 2024-05-01

Details: Yuupurnju: A Warlpiri Song Cycle Documents A Ceremonial Song Cycle Situated Within The Traditional Kurdiji "shield" Ceremony, As Sung By Warlpiri Elder Henry Cooke Anderson Jakamarra At Lajamanu, Northern Territory, In 2013. The Song Cycle Relates To A Women's Jukurrpa Dreaming Narrative, And Tells The Story Of A Group Of Ancestral Women On A Journey Across The Country. Jakamarra Performed The Songs (recorded By Carmel O'shannessy) To Make Them Available To The Warlpiri Community And The Wider Public. Yuupurnju: A Warlpiri Song Cycle Includes: The Words Of The Songs In Warlpiri Interpretation In English As Given By The Singer, Jakamarra, And Warlpiri Elders Jerry Patrick Jangala Oam, Wanta Steven Patrick Pawu-kurlpurlurnu Jampijinpa And Steven Dixon Japanangka Musical Notation By Musicologist Myfany Turpin Photographs And Illustrations For Each Song A Foreword By Two Senior Custodians, Jerry Patrick Jangala Oam And Wanta Jampijinpa.

EAN: 9781743329481

Package Dimensions: height: 254 mm, length: 178 mm, width: 8 mm, weight: 322 g