AUSTRALIA

	Artist	Michael Askill, Michael Atherton, Coolangubra, Alan Dargin, Matthew Doyle, James Ashley Franklin, David Hudson, Satsuki Odamura, Renaissance Players, Winsome Evans, Sinfonye, Stevie Wishart, Song Company, Roland Peelman, Synergy, Anthony Wheeler	Title	I CALL AUSTRALIA HOME
	Catalogue No	13194-2	Price	$ 15.99
	Review	Kenjo (Dedication), an exciting performance of traditional Japanese taiko-bayashi by Synergy, a group talented musicians from Australia (yes, from Down Under!), accent this unique collection of contemporary Australian recordings. Performances by Coolangubra, Alan Dargin, Matthew Doyle, Michael Askill, David Hudson, James Ashley Franklin and many others. A beautiful testimony to the modern, culturally rich, multi-racial and multi-faceted nation/continent
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	Artist	Alan Dargin, Michael Atherton	Title	CROSS + HATCH: DIDJERIDU + PERCUSSION
	Catalogue No	15028-2	Price	$ 15.99
	Review	Afrodidj from CROSS+HATCH: DIDJERIDU+PERCUSSION. If you are a purist, this is a primer for digeridon't. If not, you will be delighted by the multicultural creations of Australian composer/performers Alan Dargin and Michael Atherton. Their music incorporates everything from the plaintive sounds of Dargin's didjeridu to Afro-Caribbean rhythms and Balinese instruments. This CD is dedicated to the principle of reconciliation and to the cause of the "stolen children"
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	Artist	Nabarlek Band	Title	MUNWURRK BUSHFIRE
	Catalogue No	NB001	Price	$ 19.99
	Review	Najorrkom by the Nabarlek Band from Australia. Ross Guymala says, "The songs on our CD are dreamtime stories done in a modern way. We had to teach them little bit by little bit in the traditional way. Old people used to tell these stories, and we want to teach our children what the old people taught us, so our kids can still have our culture." This is one of the best reasons we know to listen to the musical stories of the Nabarlek Band
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	Artist	Winsome Evans & The Renaissance Players	Title	TESTAMENT: ARCHANGEL'S BANQUET, SHEPHERD'S DELIGHT
	Catalogue No	14197-2	Price	$ 25.99
	Review	Winsome Evans & The Renaissance Players, Australia's longest standing professional early music ensemble, presents a selection of songs concerned with connective aspects of angels (the celestial), shepherds (terrestrial) and dance (physical & structural). This 2 CD set covers a wide variety of music, from ancient Welsh & Spanish carols to a tango inspired by Brazilian musician Astor Piazzolla and Verdi's opera La Traviata. Two CDs filled with heavenly music
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	Artist	Matthew Doyle, Mark Atkins, Alan Dargin, David Hudson	Title	THE SOUND OF GONDWANA: 176,000 YEARS IN THE MAKING
	Catalogue No	15026-2	Price	$ 15.99
	Review	Mark Atkins's Dance This Time Around from this terrific CD featuring performances of Australian didjeridu masters Alan Dargin, David Hudson, Matthew Doyle and Mark Atkins. All approach the instrument in a number of creative ways. As in Cross + Hatch, a traditional performance style is abandoned for imaginative musical explorations of an ancient culture that allegedly has existed for 176,000 years. A truly wonderful mixture of sound and culture!
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	Artist	Saltwater Band	Title	GAPU DAMURRUN'
	Catalogue No	SB001	Price	$ 19.99
	Review	The first release of this unique group from remote Elcho Island off the coast of Northeast Arnhemland highlights Gopuru and Bakitju, a composite of traditional songs with a history of 10,000+ years and reggae/ska influenced pop songs. Saltwater Band's music educates us about the important songs, values and inherent messages of traditional aboriginal culture. Take some time to listen to what they have to say
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	Artist	David Parsons	Title	PARIKRAMA
	Catalogue No	14202-2	Price	$ 25.99
	Review	The legendary Mt. Kailas has fascinated New Zealand composer David Parsons for many years. Situated in a remote area of Western Tibet near the Indian border, it is a sacred site for Hindus, Buddhists and Bons (the old religion of Tibet). In this double CD set, Parsons makes a parikrama (circumambulation) of Mt. Kailas with this sonic and spiritual tribute to one of the most sacred places in Asia. He adds: I hope that the listener will experience, more than just listen to, my soundscapes
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	Artist	David Hudson	Title	THE ART OF THE DIDJERIDU: SELECTED PIECES 1987-1997
	Catalogue No	15029-2	Price	$ 15.99
	Review	Dreamroads by David Hudson and Steve Roach from THE ART OF THE DIDJERIDU: SELECTED PIECES 1987-1997, produced by Steve Roach. A haunting, evocative and powerful collection of new work inspired by traditional aboriginal music, from the well-known Australian composer and didjeridu performer David Hudson
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