During the 1960s and 70s some ethnomusicologists formed relationships with music-makers
and ritual specialists in an attempt to interpret how they understood their musical actions …

The 2009 Laurence Picken Memorial Lecture, given to commemorate the centenary of the
eminent British musicologist, Dr Laurence Picken (1909–2007), draws on recent linguistic …

Found in Translation is a rich account of language and shifting cross-cultural relations on a
Christian mission in northern Australia during the mid-twentieth century. It explores how …

This thesis is about the life and language of kardu kigay—young Aboriginal men in the town
of Wadeye, northern Australia. Kigay have attained some notoriety within Australia for their …

Engagement with concepts of Indigenous knowledge can generate valuable conversation
on what knowledge is within diverse cultures and their interactions, enriching the intellectual …

In western Arnhem Land, a diverse song tradition—referred to as kun-borrk in Bininj Gunwok
language and manyardi in Mawng language—continues to be passed down over many …

We take stock of engagements occurring between music and environment and what this
heralds for current and future music making and musicology. We consider five contemporary …

In Australia and elsewhere, the repatriation of archival material has emerged as a common
practice amongst music researchers working with Indigenous communities. The return of …

Teetering on the fringe of Australian music scholarship and knowledge institutions, research
and teaching of local Indigenous musics hold a marginal place, belying the positioning of …

Rising above the sounds of the bereaved, the Karrbarda singers slowed down the tempo of
their clapstick beating and began singing a sweet melody, the notes of which were more …