Yuupurnju
Yuupurnju a Warlpiri song cycle documents a ceremonial song cycle situated within the traditional Kurdiji 'shield' ceremony, as sung by Warlpiri Elder, Henry Cooke Anderson Jakamarra, at Lajamanu, Northern Territory, in 2013.
Henry Cooke Anderson Jakamarra was a senior Warlpiri knowldege holder who lived in Lajamanu community, maintaining and teaching traditional Warlpiri knowledges.
The song cycle relates to a women's Jukuppra Dreaming narrative and tells the story of a group of ancestral women on a journey across the country. Jakamarra performed the songs, recorded by Carmel O'Shannessy, to make them available to the Warlpiri community and the wider public.
Yuupurnju: a Warlpiri song cycle includes:
- the words of the songs in Warlpiri
- interpretation in English, as given by the singer, Jakamarra and Warlpiri Elders, Jerry Patrick Jangala OAM, Wanta Steven Patrick Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu Jampijinpa and Steven Dixon Japanangka
- musical notation by musicologist Myfany Turpin
- photographs and illustrations for each song
- a foreword by two senior custodians, Jerry Patrick Jangala OAM and Wanta Jampijinpa.
Format: softcover, 102 pages
ISBN: 9781743329481
Size: 252x172x10mm
Weight: 396g
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