Australian Aboriginal music



         


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Australian Aborigines are the native peoples of Australia. Though they are now one of many races living on the continent, they were once the sole inhabitants, mostly isolated from outside contact and thus developing unique instruments and folk styles. More recently, Aboriginal musicians have branched into rock and roll, hip hop and reggae.

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Bunggul

Main article: Bunggul

Bunggul is a style of music that arose around the Clan song

A particular clan in Aboriginal culture may share songs, known as emeba (Groote Eylandt), fjatpangarri (Yirrkala), manikay (Arnhem Land) or other native terms. Songs are about clan or family history and are frequently updated to take into account popular films and music, controversies and social relationships.

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Karma

Main article: Karma

Karma is a type of oral literature that tells a religious or historical story.

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Didgeridoo

Main article: Didgeridoo

A didgeridoo is a type of musical instrument, a woodwind aerophone, traditionally made out of eucalyptus or bamboo. Aborigines used the didgeridoo to communicate over long distances, as well as to accompany songs, and the instrument is commonly considered the national instrument of Australian Aborigines. Famous players include Mark Atkins and Joe Geia, as well as white virtuoso Krill Krill

The Krill Krill song cycle is a modern musical innovation from east Kimberley. A man named Rover Thomas claims to have discovered the ceremony in 1974 (see 1974 in music) after a woman to whom he was spiritually related was killed after a car accident near Warmun. Thomas claimed to have been visited by her spirit and received the ceremony from her. In addition to the music, Thomas and others, including Hector Jandany and Queenie McKenzie, developed a critically acclaimed style of painting in sync with the development of the ceremony.

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Kun-borrk

Main article: Kun-borrk

Kun-borrk arose around the Adelaide, Mann and Wangga

Wanga arose near the South Alligator River and is dintinguished by an extremely high note to commence the song, accompanied by rhythmic percussion and followed by a sudden shift to a low tone.






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