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Didjeridu & Traditional Music of the Top End
The content of this page was originally created by Peter Lister

Central Arnhem Land

Central Arnhem Land is here defined as that area lying between the Mann River in the west and the Blyth River (and Goyder River headwaters) in the east, and as far south as Bulman, as seen on the map. Maningrida, the main community within the region, has a population of around 1000 and there is more than twenty outstations within the region.

 

M - Maningrida* TR - Tomkinson River
Mi - Milingimbi* CR - Cadell River
R - Ramingining* BR - Blyth River
Bu - Bulman* GoR - Goyder River
Go - Goomadeer* Mo - Momega (Mumeka)* (outstation)
LR - Liverpool River Ko - Kopanga* (outstation)
MR - Mann River Kl - Korlobidahdah* (outstation)
* Aboriginal community

Characteristic of this region are ceremonies of diplomacy known as Rom, for which Goyulan is a central theme (Clunies Ross & Mundrugmundrug,1988; Wild, 1986)

Discography & Notes
 

Title of  Recording Track/Band Recording Location/Date Notes
Songs from the Northern Territory Vol. 1. Moyle. track 8 Kunbarllanjnja (Oenpelli), 1962 A Burarra song, part of the Djambidj song series
Goyulan the Morning Star entire recording All Canberra, 1982 with the exception of one song: Junawunya, near the  mouth of the Blyth River, 1978. Anbarra people performing clan songs, north central Arnhem Land
Djambidj, an Aboriginal Song Series from Northern Australia entire recording Canberra, 1979 Clan songs in Anbarra (a dialect of Burarra)
Please Note: The names of performers are not included wherever it is known or suspected they may be recently deceased.



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