Originally Posted By +8Rich
p.s. The Aussies also sing in English - at least I don't recall hearing an Aboriginal one.

The Aboriginals by and large have chants that accompany dancing. Often they do not last all that long. I once had the pleasure of taking part in an impromptu party that involved dance. They insisted on painting me to take part in the dance and at the end I took part in a smoking ceremony to help cure my bad leg (actually seemed to have an effect). The smoking was done by a young guy who did not speak a word of English but offered, via an interpreter, after he saw me limping. All together an incredible experience.

Anyway the following is an example that I found on the web. Note this is not something staged for tourists, you don't see a tourist anywhere. It is a bit long so if you get bored jump ahead a bit smile



Peter

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