Djaŋbirrkpuy Yunupiŋu, Neparrŋa Gumbula, Muŋgula Gaykamaŋu, Baltha Gaykamaŋu and Moŋgunu Gumbula record traditional Yolŋu song at Djiliwirri in NE Arnhem Land. Photo: A. Corn, 2004.

The 7th Symposium on Indigenous Music and Dance

The 7th Symposium on Indigenous Music and Dance at Charles Darwin University will communicate the breadth and immediacy of current approaches to recording and researching Indigenous music and dance within the broad aims of the National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance in Australia (NRP).

It will be preceded on 15 August by the Annual General Meeting of the NRP and by a meeting of the Steering Committee.

Program highlights include presentations by Professor Nicholas Evans, Dr Neparrŋa Gumbula, Professor Marcia Langton, David Manmurulu, Professor Allan Marett, Steven Jampijinpa Patrick and the Wangatunga Strong Women’s Group.

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When: 16-17 August 2008

Where: Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus, Darwn, Australia

Themes: Indigenous performance and health ·
recording, documenting and archiving Indigenous music and dance

Coordinator: Dr Sally Treloyn, Charles Darwin University, 08 8946 6570