Australian National Anthem in Pitjantjatjara performed in the heart of Australia

Kutju Australia (Advance Australia Fair)
Premiere of the Australian National Anthem sung in one of Australia's first languages - Pitjantjatjara - performed during DesertSong at the Araluen Cultural Centre, Alice Springs during the Alice Desert Festival 2011 (10 September 2011). The singers are from the following choirs: Areyonga Gospel and Church Choir, Titjikala Choir, Asante Sana, NT Music School Choir, and Yirara College and Living Waters Primary School combined choir; the conductor is Morris Stuart.

Alice Desert Festival website http://www.alicedesertfestival.com.au/
Asante Sana website http://asantesana.wikispaces.com/
Beyond Breathing Space website http://www.beyondbreathingspace.com/

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Australia
• anthem
• Aboriginal
• Pitjantjatjara
• choir
• Asante
• Sana
• Alice
• Springs
• festival
• desert
• Titjikala
• Areyonga

[uphamtimothy]

It is nice that "Advance Australia Fair" is being sung in Pitjantjatjara. In my first trip to Australia, I bought a Pitjantjatjara dictionary, and was surprised to find it had 10 different words to describe how ochre was applied to the body. The 300 different Aboriginal languages are a unique part of present-day Australia's culture. When you lose a language, you lose a culture. Hopefully, all Australians recognize this.