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Djut Djut Djane – Goodbye: Music From Arnhem Land And Christmas Hills: 'You Rise Up'

1993

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Djut Djut Djane – Goodbye: Music From Arnhem Land And Christmas Hills: 'You Rise Up'

1993

  • NFSA IDK1F0M3W4
  • TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
  • MediumAudio
  • FormMusic
  • GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject, Popular music
  • Year1993
  • WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons

A rare cassette recording showcases a unique musical collaboration between acclaimed Yolŋu actor and dancer David Dhalatnghu Gulpilil AM's label and classical guitarist Sebastian Jorgensen. The excerpt is drawn from the album Djut Djut Djane – Goodbye: Music From Arnhem Land And Christmas Hills, which features songs from the Ramingining community, located on the northern coast between Northeast and Central Arnhem Land.

Recorded in October 1991 at Christmas Hills, it's an example of cultural exchange initiated during the visit of Jorgensen, Sally Grice and their children to Arnhem Land, where Jorgensen became the first classical guitarist to perform in First Nations communities.

This is the opening from the track 'You Rise Up'. It reflects the cross-cultural inspirations that flow through the musical project, blending traditional melodies from Arnhem Land and South India with a work by the French Symbolist poet Paul Eluard. The composition blends guitar, Raymond Ashley's mastery of the didgeridoo, and clapsticks, reflecting global musical traditions.

The opening is striking in its quiet intensity, with the interplay of instruments evoking a sense of ceremonial reverence and resisting simple categorisation. The song is dedicated to the Wurundjeri, Bunurong and Woeworung peoples, the first inhabitants of the Dandenong and Yarra River regions of Victoria.

  • WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons

A rare cassette recording showcases a unique musical collaboration between acclaimed Yolŋu actor and dancer David Dhalatnghu Gulpilil AM's label and classical guitarist Sebastian Jorgensen. The excerpt is drawn from the album Djut Djut Djane – Goodbye: Music From Arnhem Land And Christmas Hills, which features songs from the Ramingining community, located on the northern coast between Northeast and Central Arnhem Land.

Recorded in October 1991 at Christmas Hills, it's an example of cultural exchange initiated during the visit of Jorgensen, Sally Grice and their children to Arnhem Land, where Jorgensen became the first classical guitarist to perform in First Nations communities.

This is the opening from the track 'You Rise Up'. It reflects the cross-cultural inspirations that flow through the musical project, blending traditional melodies from Arnhem Land and South India with a work by the French Symbolist poet Paul Eluard. The composition blends guitar, Raymond Ashley's mastery of the didgeridoo, and clapsticks, reflecting global musical traditions.

The opening is striking in its quiet intensity, with the interplay of instruments evoking a sense of ceremonial reverence and resisting simple categorisation. The song is dedicated to the Wurundjeri, Bunurong and Woeworung peoples, the first inhabitants of the Dandenong and Yarra River regions of Victoria.

  • Producer
    David Gulpilil
    Arranger [Songman]
    Bobby Bunnungurr
    Classical guitar, Arranger
    Sebastian Jorgensen
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