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Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 Songs from Saibai Island
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Traditional songs collected on Saibai Island.

Notes

  • Copyright information  : These songs belong to the composers, or to the island group from which they were collected, or to the people who sang them (see the notes to each song). The musical arrangements are the work of the collector, as indicated in the notes.

     

     

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: Torres Strait Languages AIATSIS: language group. AIATSIS ref. (Qld TSI SC54, SC55) , English
    • Kuranda, Cairns area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,: Rams Skull Press , 2000 .
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      Extent: 12p.
      Description: music : ill
      Note/s:

      • Includes notes on each song.

        Back cover includes map of Torres Strait.

        Lyrics in native Torres Strait Islander with English translation.

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Subjects:
  • Saibai Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
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