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Cedric Talbot at Government House, Sydney
Cedric Talbot is a very talented Australian didgeridoo player. I once performed my poems "The Apocalyptic Blues" and "Jindyworobak 1997" at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney, arranged for his expressive didj accompaniment. The occasion was the Sydney Poetry Olympics (for three consecutive years, 1995-1997, I was invited to be one of the judges/adjudicators; in '97 they asked the judges to perform too, the others being Chin Woon Ping and Jill Jones).
I wish I had arranged for it to be recorded.
The photograph was taken at a much more formal occasion at Government House, Sydney in 1997.
Cedric is a Bundjalung artist, a performer since the age of eleven, first with Awabakal Dance Troupe and then with Bahtabah Aboriginal Dance Troupe. He used to tour extensively in schools throughout Australia, raising awareness and introducing children to the richness of Aboriginal culture, using didgeridoo, language, body painting, dance, song and artefacts, as well as Dreamtime and personal stories.
In 1995, at the launch of the first Sydney Poetry Olympics, my fellow judge was Yusef Komunyakaa. That year the Sydney Writers' Festival organised the opening event at the Opera House (Northern Foyer). In 1996 the Nuyorican poets, including Dale Orlandersmith and Emily XYZ , took part in a poetry slam at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Together we attempted to judge the best poems and performances for the Poetry Olympics. Never an easy matter.
Cedric is a Bundjalung artist, a performer since the age of eleven, first with Awabakal Dance Troupe and then with Bahtabah Aboriginal Dance Troupe. He used to tour extensively in schools throughout Australia, raising awareness and introducing children to the richness of Aboriginal culture, using didgeridoo, language, body painting, dance, song and artefacts, as well as Dreamtime and personal stories.
In 1995, at the launch of the first Sydney Poetry Olympics, my fellow judge was Yusef Komunyakaa. That year the Sydney Writers' Festival organised the opening event at the Opera House (Northern Foyer). In 1996 the Nuyorican poets, including Dale Orlandersmith and Emily XYZ , took part in a poetry slam at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Together we attempted to judge the best poems and performances for the Poetry Olympics. Never an easy matter.
I can't find performances by Cedric Talbot on YouTube, so here's an alternative
Something more traditional
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