Dhalwangu Djapana Manikay

Yumutjin and Warralka Wunungmurra sing the conclusion of a cycle of songs of Macassan traders at Gurrumuru outstation school, 28/09/07. This song is new style, their own version of the traditional song that has been passed down for generations. Burrngupurrngu's son Wambuna Wunungmurra plays a yidaki made by the late Milkay Mununggurr, one that also appears a lot at www.yirrkala.com/yidaki/dhawu.
This video was shot by Mulka Project staff Nuwaniny Burarrwanga and Dindirrk Mununggurr and edited by Randin Graves. This is part of our recording project Rirrakay Yirralka'wuy Yirralka'ngura, songs of the homelands sung at the homelands. We plan to release a CD for every Yolngu clan in the region, recorded at their own homes.

[@driftwoodbeech]

Powerfull , beautifull, timeless....
Ived watched this again & again.....

[@horohue]

Wow love it greets from Germany manimak

[@kdidj]

This video gets better the more I watch it. Love the use of the bilma in the mid to end bit.

[@pyratvibes9184]

power and sensibility !

[@kdidj]

Hope you can get it back Randy. Keep us posted.

[@iDIDJUK]

Really enjoying your videos, please keep them rolling!

[@driftwoodbeech]

Really powerfull stuff..LUV IT !!

[@larrpan]

Dhapirrk! Any more powerful manikay-mi videos? Congrats for this awesome project.

[@JasonKonopinski]

Deadly stuff!

[@didgeridoos]

very powerfull love it! What's it about? Yogi

[@TheMulkaProject]

FYI, it should have been close to CD release, but the hard drive we recorded it on (only a few months old) died while I was making a backup! I have the original rough mix given to the artists and the yidaki and one vocal track, but can't do a proper mix as we've lost Warralka's (in the chair) vocal track. Someone's trying to save the data for us. We'll see.