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Remember the Joy — Bu​ŋ​gul

from UP FROM THE DEEP by Tunnel Number Five

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‘Remember the Joy’ is a piece for cello, overtone singing, choirchimes &
harmonic whirlies composed by Sarah Hopkins in 1994, spontaneously joined here by Guwanbal. Guwanbal’s song is derived from a small section of a Gälpu song line, of which he is custodian. Usually sung in buŋgul (ceremonies), this manikay is about Guwanbal’s totem Wititj, a rainbow serpent. Wititj lives at the bottom of a waterhole in a place called Dhumara Garrimala belonging tothe Gälpu people. Bubbles rise up from the deep as Wititj sends its power into the sky, initiating the formation of rainclouds. Thunder is heard a long way off, then lightning comes and black clouds release their rain. After the rain, Wititj releases more bubbles, and a rainbow appears.

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Wirrpaŋuyu gunumburpuryuwan nyal-nyalyuwan
wirrpaŋu nyalnyalyunuwan Dhumara Garrimala

Look at the cloud formation rising up from Dhumara Garrimala

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from UP FROM THE DEEP, released July 29, 2017
Sarah Hopkins—cello, overtone singing
Jason Guwanbal Gurruwiwi—manikay (clan song)
Ernie Gruner and Cathy Dowden—harmonic whirlies
& Choirchimes performed by Henk Rumbewas, Amanda Rumbewas, Sebastian Guyundal Burarrwanga, Anne Norman, Adrian Guyundu Gurruwiwi, Netanela Mizrahi
Tunnel Number Five

recorded by David Matthews
Photo by Paz Tassone

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Anne M Norman Melbourne, Australia

Anne is a shakuhachi player performing in a wide range of music. Anne trained in Japan in 3 lineages with Nakamura Shindo, Tajima Tadashi and Yamaguchi Goro. She has played since 1986 (following 14 years of playing silver flute). Some of Anne's albums are available as Compact Disks.
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