The Oceania Project - SONGLINES Songs of the East Australian Humpback Whales (CD, Comp) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

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Humpback whale songs are passed down over generations and evolve in a similar fashion to the verbally transmitted tribal lore of Australian Aboriginal culture from where the term Songlines is derived. We dedicate these recordings to Uncle Lewis Walker, Aboriginal elder of the Wahrlabal tribe of the Bundjalung nation of Byron Bay. Uncle Lewis is a Keeper of the Ancient Songlines of the Whales. We honour the Ancestor Spirits of Bundjalung Country. We honour Uncle Lewis's Dreaming Lineage and we honour Uncle Lewis's innate understanding of the relationship between the water, the whales, the Earth and humanity. Uncle Lewis reminds us that all Earth's creatures are our brothers and sisters. Track 3 is the song of Migaloo the White Whale recorded in 1998. The eastern Australian humpback whales travel in an unending cycle of migration between their birthplace in the inter-reef lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef and their Antarctic feeding areas. Their world is comprised of vast stretches of ocean where songs emitted by the humpback whales can be heard over great distances. Each year the whales sing a new song. Haunting melodies of radiant joy which fill the ocean along the east coast of Australia. From an original population of over 60,000, the eastern Australian humpback whales were hunted to the brink of extinction. They were saved only by the collapse of the whaling industry when less than 100 whales remained. In what can be appreciated as a wonderful symbol of an enlightened human desire to restore balance to this fragile planet after centuries of ignorant exploitation, the eastern Australian humpback whales have been allowed to recover to an estimated population of over 30,000. When ecosystems across the planet are collapsing and species are becoming extinct at an accelerating rate, the eastern Australian humpback whales are making a remarkable recovery. They have become Australia's national treasure and a symbol of hope for our imperilled environment. Research & Photography: Trish & Wally Franklin Artwork & Graphic Design: Stephen Franklin Recording & Mastering Engineer: Mark Franklin

1. Songlines Pleione 1992 12:00
2. Songlines Alcyon 1994 12:00
3. Songlines Migaloo 1998 12:00
4. Songlines Maia 2001 12:00
5. Songlines Gabriel 2008 12:00

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