Yuupurnju: A Warlpiri song cycle

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.

The song cycle relates to a women's Jukurrpa 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Published: 05/01/2024
ISBN: 9781743329481
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.33d