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Correspondence related to film, List of Aboriginal song recordings.

Archive Collections / Hale, Herbert Matthew / Series AA 124/02 / Correspondence related to film, List of Aboriginal song recordings.
Previously Acc No 49

List of Aboriginal song recordings. These songs were recorded during expeditions to South Australian Aboriginal communities between 1927 and 1930.

Transcription:

1927 EXPEDITION

ABORIGINAL SONG RECORDS.
MACUMBA AND ALICE SPRINGS.

1. Witchetty Grub.
2. Rain Song.
3. Emu Song.
5. Eaglehawk song.
8. Rain Song.
9. Goanna Song.
10. Dead Man Song.
11. Witchetty Grub.
13. Solo and Chorus.
16. Wild Dog (Lubras [sic])
18. Owl Song (Lubras [sic])
19. Sparrow hawk Song (Jack and Louis)
20. Emu Song (Two men).
21. Little Bird's Song (two men).

All the forgoing recorded at Macumba

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ALICE SPRINGS

22. Emu Song.
23. Goanna Song.
25. (a) Witchetty Grub (b) Snake Song
26. (a) Wild Dog (b) Possum.
27. Lubra's [sic] Song (1st part spoiled)
28. Possum Songs
29. Sugar Ant (Corroboree)
32. Dead Man (Lubra [sic] sings).
34. Emu and Snake Songs (by Lubra [sic])

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ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH.

RECORDS OF ABORIGINAL SONGS.

SWAN REACH MARCH 1927.

1. Record - Murrary River Black [sic].

KOONIBBA MISSION 1928

1. Dream Song
2. Dream Song
3. Bird Song
4. Ceremonial (?) Song
5. Wild Dog Song
6. Initiation Song
7. Initiation Song
8. Dead Man Song
10. Corroboree Song
11. Snake Song
12. Eagle-hawk Song
13. Smoke Song
15. Ceremonial Songs (poor)
16. Concerted number by Mission blacks [sic].
Other numberrs following included Mission Songs of no anthropological interest. These records were re-shaved for better use later.

PENONG 1928 ]

20. Song derived from Ecula blacks [sic]
23. Corroboree Song
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25. Umu Song
26. Corroboree (by Lubra [sic])


YARDEA 1928

27. (a) Corroboree by old lubras [sic]
(b) Aruwi Song - (man) (bushes growing in the water)
28. Aruwi Song again (man)
30. (a) Ship Song (lubra [sic])
(b) 'Kukitta' - Corroboree Song (man)

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ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH.

RECORDS OF ABORIGINAL SONGS.

TAKEN AT HERMANNSBURG AUGUST 1929.

1. Kangaroo Song and tests of pitch susceptibility.
2. (a) Rat Song
(b) Dead Man Song
3. Two Coroboree Songs (Ilpintya)?
4. Conch sounds
5. (a) Possum Song
(b) Ilpintya Song
6. (a) Ilpintya Song
(b) Wild Cat Song
7. (a) Wild Cat Song again
(b) Ilpintya Song
8. Ilpintya Song again
9. Lament
10. (a) Duck man (Corroboree).
(b) Ilpintya
11 & 12 Speech Records - Arunta & Loritja
13. War Song by two old men
14. Rat Song (First part Defective)
15. (a) Emu Song
(b) Ilpintya Song
16. (a) Qualba Song
(b) Ilpintya Song

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HERMANNSBURG Contid.

17. (a) Dingo Song
(b) Necklace Song
18. Coroboree Song, by lubra [sic]
19. Coroboree Song, by four lubras [sic]
20. (a) Tchilpa Song
(b) Tchilpa Song
21. Two rain-making Songs
22. (a) Dead man Song
(b) Wild dog Song
23. (a) Possum Song
(b) Rain Song
24. (a) Yam Song
(b) Ilpintya Song
25. (a) Emu Song
(b) Kangaroo Song
26. (a) Black Cockatoo Song
(b) Wallaby Song
27. (a) Ilpintya (possum) Song
(b) Corroboree Song [typed note on side 'Record has a longitudinal scratch.']
28. (a) Rain-making Song
(b) Emu Corroboree
29. (a) Ilpintya Song
(b) Tchilpa Song
30. (a) Ilpintya Song
(b) Euro Song

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HERMANNSBURG Contid.

31. Duet Wallaby Song
32. (a) Carpet Snake
(b) Perenti ['songs']
33. (a) New Moon Song
(b) White-tailed Rat Song

ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH.

RECORDS OF ABORIGINAL SONGS.

TAKEN AT MACDONALD DOWNS AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 1930.

1. Honey Song
2. A Bird Song
3. (a) Dog Song
(b) Ilpinja Song
4. Eagle Song
5. (a) Ceremonial Song
(b) [Ceremonial Song]
6. Ceremonial Song
7. (a) Rain Song
(b) Cockatoo Song
8. Initiation Song
13. Ilpinja Song
14. (a) Secret Song, probably related to Initiation
(b) Conversation between Mr Chalmers and a native [sic]
16. Coroboree Songs by lubras [sic]
17. Sex Songs
18. (a) Initiation Song
(b) [Initiation Song]
19. Ceremonial Song

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Creator: Hale, Herbert Matthew
Control: AA 124/2/7/1
Date Range:  1927  -  1930
Quantity:  1cm,   3   recordings
Series:  AA 124/02