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MK1-20220804
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Title Strategies for writing songs in Wamin – a sleeping language with very little vocabulary
Description Markos Koumoulas, David Bindi Hudson (Ewamian/Western Yalanji), and Nigel Pegrum meet again at Pegasus Studios in Cairns, Queensland on Aug. 4, 2022, to discuss how to use limited vocabulary when expressing multiple meanings across multiple songs. David reflects on his time performing with the Tjapukai Dance Theatre and shares stories of similar experiences in regard to writing music with language in a classical Aboriginal song style. Newly written song stories are presented, and the team brainstorms different ways in which to make both the lyrics and associated didjeridu rhythms as simple as possible.

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Origination date 2022-08-04
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MK1/20220804
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Markos Koumoulas
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Australia - AU
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Wamin - wmi
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English - eng
Wamin - wmi
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Region / village Oceania
Originating university University of Sydney
Operator Nick Ward
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Roles Markos Koumoulas : depositor
David Bindi Hudson : performer
Nigel Pegrum : performer
DOI 10.26278/mrn9-ry75
Cite as Markos Koumoulas (collector), Markos Koumoulas (depositor), David Bindi Hudson (performer), Nigel Pegrum (performer), 2022. Strategies for writing songs in Wamin – a sleeping language with very little vocabulary. MPEG/VND.WAV/PDF. MK1-20220804 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/mrn9-ry75
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MK1-20220804-01.mp3 audio/mpeg 100 MB 01:49:20.90
MK1-20220804-01.wav audio/vnd.wav 3.52 GB
MK1-20220804-notes.pdf application/pdf 139 KB
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Collection Information
Collection ID MK1
Collection title Wamin Songs Archive
Description For the completion of Markos Koumoulas’ Ph.D. dissertation, “The Ancient Voice of the Future: Reawakening Ewamian Song and Language” (forthcoming, 2025), and in collaboration with world-renowned Ewamian and Western Yalanji didjeridu player, David Bindi Hudson, this archive presents a collection of fieldwork materials in the Cairns region from March 2022 to March 2023. The aim of this research project is the revitalization of the Wamin (Ewamian) language through song. The first component of this project is the creation and recording of new Ewamian 'classical' Aboriginal music. Secondly, is the development of an Ewamian-based didjeridu notation derived from Ewamian cultural symbology and rock art to help facilitate the documentation of Ewamian music and language.
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Australia - AU
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English - eng
Wamin - wmi
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