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Helen Payne Helen Payne i(7522580 works by)
Gender: Female
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Helen Payne ethnomusicologist made a depth study of the music of Aboriginal women's ceremonies in the Western Desert. While she lived at Ernabella she learnt to sing this music and to dance in the ceremonies. She was a part-time research assistant and lecturer in the Elder Conservatorium at the University of Adelaide. (Source: Fighters & Singers, 1985:ix)

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