Recorded between July 2003 and November 2004.1. The Jurtbirrk makers. The Iwaidja people of North Western Arnhem Land -- 2. The Jurtbirrk songs. Intimate moments from everyday life -- 3. The music of Jurtbirrk. Instrumental accompaniment ; Melodic modes ; Form and structure ; Linguistic features -- 4. Musicians and composers -- 5. About the recordings -- 6. Song texts and music notations (Tracks 1-40) -- 7. References -- 8.
This publication consists of an audio CD of 32 songs of the Aboriginal genre Jurtbirrk and a 48-page accompanying booklet. Jurtbirrk are Indigenous to the Iwaidja people of the Coburg Peninsula in the northwestern Arnhem Land, who now mostly live on nearby Croker Island. The genre is described in the accompanying booklet as ‘love songs’ since the lyrics are about the intimate affairs of the Iwaidja people, although the references to these affairs are cryptic and indirect.' [Review Essay]
This publication consists of an audio CD of 32 songs of the Aboriginal genre Jurtbirrk and a 48-page accompanying booklet. Jurtbirrk are Indigenous to the Iwaidja people of the Coburg Peninsula in the northwestern Arnhem Land, who now mostly live on nearby Croker Island. The genre is described in the accompanying booklet as ‘love songs’ since the lyrics are about the intimate affairs of the Iwaidja people, although the references to these affairs are cryptic and indirect.' [Review Essay]
