Traditional Australian Aboriginal songs, stories, marlugbarr (didjeridoo) and bird sounds from Yidumduma Bill Harney, the Wardaman Elder.

20 MP3 Songs in this album (63:35) !
Related styles: WORLD: Aboriginal, SPOKEN WORD: Storytelling



Details:
Yidumduma Bill Harney is recognized throughout the world as an artist of high esteem on many different stages. He is a Master Storyteller, Songman, Didjeridoo Player/Maker, Painter, and Writer. All his art forms have the deepest roots in the celebration of his Wardaman Aboriginal heritage and his unique ability to âwalk in both worldsâ and communicate the joy of his culture to a global audience.

Yidumduma grew up in the âBush Universityâ, undergoing the fullest Wardaman ceremonial traditions and education. Being of mixed descent, he successfully evaded being a victim of the âStolen Generation.â He avoided being taken away from his Aboriginal upbringing by the government

Today Yidumduma is the last fully initiated male Custodian of his people, the last male âEmeritus Professorâ of his culture
He has been formally acknowledged as one of âAustraliaâs living national treasuresâ and his knowledge has been described by anthropologists as âencyclopedicâ in nature.

This recording is a product of the Wardaman Dreaming Project, an ongoing endeavour to document Wardaman culture under the direction of Yidumduma. Concert recordings, 1-8, 10, 17, by Russ Hopkins at the Fiske Planetarium,
Boulder, Colorado, USA. Bush recordings, 11â16, 18-21, by Paul Taylor in Wardaman country, Victoria River District, NT, Australia. Photos: Gail Shive (cover, Nimji site), Lenny Glasser (Menngen Aboriginal Community)
For more detailed liner notes and further info go to www.paultaylor.ws/Bill Harney.