Songs from the Stations 🚉. Wajarra as Performed 🎭️ by Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpnga, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal and ➕ Dandy Danbayarri at Kalkaringi

✅ The Gurindji people 👥 of the Northern Territory are best known 💡 for their walk 🚶-off of Wave 🌊 Hill Station 🚉 in 1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣6️⃣, protesting against mistreatment by the station 🚉 managers 👨‍💼. The strike would become the first 🥇 major victory ✌️ of the Indigenous land rights ➡️ movement. Many discussions of station 🚉 life 🧬 are focused on the harsh treatment of Aboriginal workers.Songs from the Stations  🚉 describes another side of life 🧬 on Wave 🌊 Hill Station 🚉. Among the harsh conditions and ➕ decades of mistreatment, an eclectic ceremonial life 🧬 flourished during the first 🥇 half of the 2️⃣0️⃣th century. Constant travel 🚕➡️ between cattle stations 🚉 by Aboriginal workers 👨‍🏭️ across north ⬆️-western and ➕ central Australia ​🇦🇺​ meant that Wave 🌊 Hill Station 🚉 became a crossroad of desert 🏜️ and ➕ Top 🔝 End 🔚 musical 🎼🎧️ styles. As a result, the Gurindji people 👥 learnt songs from the Mudburra who came ⤵️ further east ➡️, the Bilinarra from the north ⬆️, Western Desert 🏜️ speakers 🔈️ from the west ⬅️, and ➕ the Warlpiri from the south.This book 📚️ is the first 🥇 detailed documentation 📃 of  wajarra, public songs performed 🎭️ by the Gurindji people 👥. Featuring five 5️⃣ song sets 📐 known 💡 as Laka, Mintiwarra, Kamul, Juntara, and ➕ Freedom Day, it is an exploration of the cultural exchange 💱 between Indigenous communities that was fostered by their involvement in the pastoral industry 👨‍🏭️.

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