Collection details
Collection ID RB2
Title Kun-borrk/manyardi (song and dance from western Arnhem Land) and other performances, 2011-2019
Description Recordings of performances of kun-borrk/manyardi public ceremony from western Arnhem Land and interviews/discussion with singers/performers sharing their knowledge of public ceremony and archival recordings. Includes the following:

- Brown's PhD fieldwork recordings, 2011-2016 (see Reuben Brown, 'Following footsteps: The kun-borrk/manyardi song tradition and its role in western Arnhem Land society', [2016] PhD thesis, University of Syndey <http://hdl.handle.net/2123/15671>) including a mamurrng ceremony, funeral ceremony, local festivals and elicitation sessions recorded at various locations in western Arnhem Land and an academic conference in Canberra. Fieldwork funded by Australian Research Council funded project 'Intercultural inquiry in a trans-national context: Exploring the legacy of the 1948 American- Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land' (DP1096897)
- Recordings at a reburial ceremony at Gunbalanya, 2011, produced for 'Etched in Bone' by Martin Thomas and Béatrice Bijon
- Recordings of manyardi at Warruwi (2013) as part filming of 'Language Matters with Bob Holman' by Grubin Productions
- Recordings at Warruwi (2016-2017) with Ruth Singer for Faculty Research Grant investigating use of technology in maintenance of Mawng Language funded by University of Melbourne
- Recordings at the Wilin Centre, Melbourne (2017-2019) for the annual Research Unit for Indigenous Arts and Cultures workshops and symposia
- Recordings at Mowanjum, WA (2019) for the Mowanjum festival, funded by Early Career Research Grant 'Mobilising recordings of western Arnhem Land song to revitalise Exchange', University of Melbourne.
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/RB2
Collector
Reuben Brown
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Operator Julia Colleen Miller
Originating university University of Sydney
Countries
Australia - AU
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Languages
Amarag - amg
Dhangu - dhg
Djinba - djb
English - eng
Gagadu - gbu
Gunwinggu - gup
Garig-Ilgar - ilg
Kabardian - kbd
Margu - mhg
Maung - mph
Urningangg - urc
Wadjiginy - wdj
Kunbarlang - wlg
Mangerr - zme
Maridjabin - zmj
Manangkari - znk
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Region / village Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Northern Territory
DOI 10.4225/72/56E97741DD607
Cite as Reuben Brown (collector), 2011. Kun-borrk/manyardi (song and dance from western Arnhem Land) and other performances, 2011-2019. Collection RB2 at catalog.paradisec.org.au [Other Access]. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/56E97741DD607
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Edit access Reuben Brown
Henry Reese
Shubo Li
Tara Rostron
Data access conditions Mixed (check individual items)
Data access details Images and sounds of deceased people, or pronouncing their names may cause distress to others. When auditioning media, it is a good idea to check first where possible with family or descendants whether it is OK, and where appropriate/known, refer to the deceased by their ‘skin name‘ (i.e. Nakodjok, Nawamud, etc.). This may include the following individuals who had passed away during the period between when the recordings were made and when they were archived:
Kodjok Jimmy Kalarriya
Wamud Jacob Nayinggul
Kodjok David Manmurulu
Balang Eric Mardday
Wamud James Gulamuwu
Kamarrang Isaiah Nagurrgurrba
Items in Collection (74)

Item Title Actions
20121107 Rosemary Urabadi discusses Manangkardi song words View
20121109 Discussion of Karrbarda (long yam) songs, origin and lyrics View
20121116 Alfred Nayinggul discusses funeral for Jacob Nayinggul View
20121201 Discussion of Mamurrng ceremony and performance of Mirrijpu and Inyjalarrku songs at Symposium of Indigenous Music and Dance View
20121204 ARC 'Intercultural Enquiry' research team and songmen present on funerals and western Arnhem Land song at Musicological Society of Australia Annual Conference View
20130912 Discussion of manyardi metalanguage View
20130913 Discussion of Karrbarda language and song items View
20130914 Karrbarda (long yam) and Mirrijpu (seagull) songs performed at Mahbilil Festival 2013 View
20131106 Milyarryarr (black heron) performance for 'Language Matters' film View
20131107_01 Mirrijpu (seagull) and Inyjalarrku (mermaid) performance for 'Language Matters' film View
20131107_02 Discussion of Milyarryarr (black heron) songs and text View
20131108 Discussion of Milyarryarr (black heron) songs and text View
20160620 Narration of 1948 films in Kunwinjku, Kunbarlang and Mawng View
20160621 Manmurulu family discuss 1948 recordings of manyardi (song) View
20170905_01 Discussion of language, song and use and management of archival recordings View
20170905_02 Performance of Yalarrkuku/Mirrijpu (seagull) songs at Warruwi View
20171122 Performance of Inyjalarrku (mermaid) and Mirrijpu (seagull) songs in rehearsal for ceremony at Wilin Centre to launch the Research Unit for Indigenous Arts and Cultures View
20180824 David Manmurulu discusses and performs Mawng children's songs View
20181130 Manmurulu family and Jamie Milpurr discuss research collaboration at Research Unit for Indigenous Arts and Cultures symposium View
20190709 Goulburn Island and Mowanjum performers rehearse manyardi, wangga and junba songs and dances in lead up to Mowanjum festival, 2019. View
20190710 Goulburn Island group join junba singers and dancers to rehearse wangga and manyardi. View
20190711 Goulburn Island group and researchers James Howard and Reuben Brown travel to marsh outside Derby for 'sugarbag' View
20190713 Discussion about manyardi, wangga and junba performances at Mowanjum festival and histories of exchange between Daly and western Arnhem Land View
AVEx Audiovisual examples accompanying monograph 'The Gift of Song: Performing exchange in western Arnhem Land' View

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