Whose Home; Which Island?: Displacement and Identity in 'My Island Home'
'My Island Home' has become a well-known musical assertion of Australian identity. Written in 1985 by Neil Murray, the song originally described the situation of the lead singer of the predominantly Indigenous Warumpi Band, George Burarrwanga, who had moved from Elcho Island in Arnhem Land...
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Department of Contemporary Music Studies
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49101 |