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9780868406220

Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places Contemporary Aboriginal Music in Australia

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    9780868406220

  • ISBN10:

    0868406228

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-07-01
  • Publisher: University of New South Wales Press

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Summary

This is the first comprehensive book on contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia. The names of many well-known Aboriginal artists are scattered through the book's pages, including such household names as Ernie Bridge, Kev Carmody, Troy Cassar-Daley, Coloured Stone, Jimmy Little, Archie Roach, the Warumpi Band and, of course, Yothu Yindi. The book includes a Discography of the artists featured in the book.

Author Biography

Chris Gibson is a Senior Lecturer in the Geography Program at the University of New South Wales.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 10(3)
Abbreviations 13(2)
Introduction 15(20)
What is 'contemporary Aboriginal music'?
16(3)
Geographies of contemporary Aboriginal music
19(2)
Situating musical knowledges
21(3)
Audiences and aesthetics
24(2)
Music and country
26(1)
Terminology
27(4)
Structure of the book
31(4)
CHAPTER 1 Origins, institutions, industries 35(32)
Origins
35(3)
Music hall, vaudeville and gum leaves
38(2)
Evangelical sounds and the influence of missions
40(3)
A new mobility
43(4)
Reggae and rock in the 1970's and 1980's
47(3)
Contemporary music in the era of self-determination
50(6)
A national geography
56(2)
Recording companies and the music industry
58(9)
CHAPTER 2 A Music, place and identity 67(28)
Music and the Aboriginal significance of place
69(5)
Naming practices among Aboriginal music groups
74(1)
'Aboriginalisation' and music
75(9)
Gender and identity
84(7)
Conclusion - music and community
91(4)
CHAPTER 3 Singing country 95(24)
Australian country music
95(1)
Non-Aboriginal country music in Australia
96(3)
Aboriginal country music
99(4)
Aboriginal country music performers
103(3)
Covering songs, changing meanings
106(2)
Prison songs
108(4)
The Tamworth Country Music Festival
112(4)
Conclusion
116(3)
CHAPTER 4 Aboriginality and transnational black culture - hip-hop and R&B 119(16)
Black (trans)nationalism
120(6)
Comin' at ya! - hip-hop projects from the bush
126(4)
Rhythm 'n' bounce - Aboriginal R&B
130(2)
Conclusion
132(3)
CHAPTER 5 Sites as songs - place in the music of Warumpi Band 135(18)
'Warumpinya' - affirming place
137(5)
'Warumpinya' - links to tradition
142(3)
'Warumpinya' as world music
145(5)
Conclusion - after 'Warumpinya'
150(3)
CHAPTER 6 Djabugay - language, education, tourism, music 153(18)
Djabugay culture
154(3)
Contemporary music and Aboriginal languages
157(5)
Culture, commodification and compromise
162(6)
Conclusion - negotiating cultural and economic identities
168(3)
CHAPTER 7 Recording and cultural tourism in Alice Springs 171(20)
The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
172(1)
CAAMA - policies and output
173(9)
Tourism and music in Alice Springs
182(7)
Conclusion
189(2)
CHAPTER 8 A Meinmuk mujik - the Top End sound 191(20)
Meinmuk- music from the Top End
192(6)
Yothu Yindi
198(1)
Land'related events in Yothu Yindi songs
199(4)
References to Yolngu land
203(5)
Conclusion
208(3)
CHAPTER 9 Nitmiluk! - place and post-colonialism 211(18)
Nitmiluk - creation and colonialism
212(4)
Blekbala Mujik's 'Nitmiluk'
216(4)
'Nitmiluk' as map of Jawoyn country
220(2)
The Jawoyn land claim for Nitmiluk
222(3)
'Rebuilding the Jawoyn Nation'
225(2)
Conclusion
227(2)
CHAPTER 10 A Mapping the Kimberley - music and regionalism 229(18)
Kimberley Aboriginal music
230(2)
Broome
232(4)
Mining at Noonkanbah
236(3)
Music and politics - regionalism and Kimberley music
239(5)
Conclusion
244(3)
CHAPTER 11 A Reclaiming country 247(16)
The Wave Hill strike
248(4)
The homeland movement
252(2)
Mabo
254(5)
Conclusion - beyond Mabo
259(4)
Discography 263(6)
References 269(21)
Index 290

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