Movements & Sounds - Yulugi

This podcast has been brought to life as part of Charlotte Schuitenmaker’s PhD Thesis on contemporary Indigenous musics in Australia, investigating the relations between activism, urbanism, and Indigeneity through music. Instead of using interviews for just her thesis, Charlotte wants to share the interviews with you. The stories are important, and this way they are more accessible.

Please be advised that this podcast contains references to deceased persons.

Gamilaroi and Wakka Wakka song man and didgeridoo player Gumaroy Newman and British-Australian flutist, pianist, and composer Keyna Wilkins talk about all things Yulugi; an ensemble they have set up about 3 years ago. From fuzzy Capricorn behaviour to the Scottish origins of the word “digeridoo,” to the Australian national anthem, we have talked about it all. Most importantly, we talked about how music of the “here and now” can celebrate humans in all our commonalities as well as our differences. Because in the end, we are all (going?) grey. This episode includes one of their songs at the end of our talk as well, make sure to stay tuned!

Little spoiler alert: Jalal Mahamede is now a free man! He was released only a couple of weeks after we recorded this episode.

Show script:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NWZM_5NvOlpCT7XoovqzM9N1oeSoGK7hDK8YBK1NLJk/edit?usp=sharing

To find out more: https://www.yulugi.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yulugiensemble/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yulugi

Links for more information:
- About Ganga Giri: https://gangagiri.com/
- About the online streaming event hosting “Celestial Emu” composed by Keyna
Wilkins and performed by Gumaroy Newman on Yidaki (Didgeridoo) and the
Metropolitan Orchestra. The event was streamed on November 12 th , 2021, but this page contains a lot of info. Look for “Celestial Emu” under “Program Notes:”
https://riversideparramatta.com.au/show/classicaldreamtime-watchparty/
- About Keyna’s project together with Jalal: https://www.keynawilkins.com/set-me-free.html
- About Jalal Mahamede: https://www.jalalmahamede.com/
- About the Recognition in Anthem Project: https://www.rap.org.au/
- About SeedMob: https://www.seedmob.org.au/