{"product_id":"9781920899752","title":"For the Sake of a Song","description":"Author: Allan Marett\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781920899752\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sydney University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Jun 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 386\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWangga\u003c\/i\u003e, originating in the Daly region of Australia's Top End, is one of the most prominent Indigenous genres of public dance-songs. This book is organised around six repertories: four from the Belyuen-based songmen Barrtjap, Muluk, Mandji and Lambudju, and two from the Wadeye-based Walakandha and Ma-yawa \u003ci\u003ewangga\u003c\/i\u003e groups, the repertories being named after the ancestral song-giving ghosts of the Marri Tjavin and Marri Ammu people respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFraming chapters include discussion of the genre's social history, musical conventions and the five highly endangered languages in which the songs are composed. The core of the book is a compendium of recordings, transcriptions, translations and explanations of over 150 song items. Thanks to permissions from the composers' families and a variety of archives and recordists, this corpus includes almost every \u003ci\u003ewangga\u003c\/i\u003e song ever recorded in the Daly region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a separate website associated with this title, http:\/\/wangga.library.usyd.edu.au\/, and the song repertories can be streamed at http:\/\/wangga.library.usyd.edu.au epertories\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861491568798,"sku":"ADS-9781920899752","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781920899752.jpg?v=1779252757","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781920899752","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}