Australia: Aboriginal Music and Dance

Going through old files, came across this amusing photo taken in Perth, Australia, at an Aboriginal music event, with wild didgeridoo and rhythmic sound sticks.  As you can guess, I was an official, on duty!

Reconciliation (Alan Dargin on didgeridoo)

Over the Road (Alan Dargin on didj)

And Cedric Talbot playing at a reception at Government House, Sydney: a rather more formal event!

Treaty! (Yothu Yindi)

With Cedric Talbot and Terri Janke

Treaty (Remix)

I also recall a less formal event with Cedric, about which I have blogged in the past; we once performed two poems (for voice and didgeridoo)"The Apocalyptic Blues" and "Jindyworobak 1997" at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney, for 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). Fantastic didj! Alas, no recording.

Judging another Poetry Olympics (Sydney Opera House),
with Komninos and Yusef Komunyakaa

Axel Poignant Photograph, Leading the Dance

Four B/W Photos above by Axel Poignant

Bangarra Dance Company, Ochres

Harry Wedge (detail), You don't know nothing about us (1996)

Kakadu, Rock Art


 Uluru

Update, BBC News, May 24, 2017 - 

Why doesn't Australia have an indigenous treaty?