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WOMADELAIDE 2001
program highlights
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Nabarlek Band (Australia) |
| From the tiny central
Arnhemland (Manmoyi) community comes the Narbalek Band, who in the tradition
of other contemporary Aboriginal bands such as Youthu Yindi and Warumpi,
present Aboriginal culture through music that will find a place in the
mainstream. Their songs are derived from traditional Aboriginal stories
and songs rewritten with a Western rock music format. Together since
1985, when the band consisted of two busted acoustic guitars and a set
of upturned flour tins as drums, Nabarlek are now set to become the next
‘big thing’ from Arnhemland. They performed at this year’s Adelaide
Festival, have toured extensively throughout regional SA and NT, and a
performance in Hanover, Germany this year was their first overseas engagement.
Their debut CD titled ‘Munwurrk’, meaning bushfire, was released earlier
this year. |
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