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Wirlmarni

by Kankawa Nagarra
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    *TRANSPARENT RED VINYL*

    high gloss jacket with 4pg booklet featuring images and interview with Kankawa

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Wirlmarni 03:26
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Yanin Baliju 02:14
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Dollar Sign 04:30
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My Country 01:59
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about

Aboriginal Australian blues, country, and gospel by the great Kankawa Nagarra, Queen of the Bandaral Ngadu Delta.

These intimate recordings introduce the world outside Australia to Kankawa Nagarra, a beloved Walmatjarri Elder, teacher, human rights advocate, and environmental activist.

Recorded live near her home in Western Australia, these twelve acoustic guitar and vocal tracks offer a glimpse of Kankawa's far ranging humanity, humor, and lived experience. She shifts between musical styles and languages, backed by night bugs and the call of birds. Recorded by Kankawa's longtime friend Darren Hanlon, the sessions are relaxed and warm. It's a true gift - the experience of hearing Kankawa on her own land, in her own words.

Born in the traditional lands of the Gooniyandi and Walmatjarri peoples of North Western Australia, Kankawa grew up with the tribal songs at cultural ceremonies. She was taken from her family to a Christian mission, where she was taught hymns and Gospel songs with the choir. On the pastoral lease where she was sent to work, Country music was everywhere. She first heard rock and roll on the station gramophone.

But it wasn’t until many years later her musical journey truly began, when she stopped to listen to a busker outside a shop in Derby, Western Australia. It was the first time she’d heard the blues, and it awakened something in her. Through it, she found a medium to express all her thoughts and feelings, and it inspired her to turn these into songs. The empathy of her message extends from those she sees struggling around her to the entire planet being ravaged for profit.

We are extremely grateful to release this record alongside Flippin Yeah Records and in collaboration with Kankawa Nagarra. High-quality vinyl comes with a four-page booklet featuring translations, stories, and track notes by the artist, available on black or transparent red vinyl.

credits

released August 30, 2024

All songs by Kankawa Nagarra
except Yanin Baliju by Jane Bieundurry
and In The Sweet By and By, Traditional
Mixing by Adam Selzer
Mastering by Timothy Stollenwerk
Produced and Recorded by Darren Hanlon
Co-Produced by Cyrus Moussavi
Licensing by Adam Holofecener
Label Coordinator Maria Barrios
Label Manager & Insert Design by Sam Wenc
Art Production by Brian Mumford

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Mississippi Records was dreamt up roughly 22 years ago on Mississippi Ave in Portland OR and currently lives in Philly and New York.
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