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The Lúrra Collective 'Homeland Calling'

In April 2015, Desert Pea Media held a two-week community engagement/song writing project with young people and community representatives in Maningrida, NT – a small and very remote community in Central Western Arnhem Land, NT. The community of Maningrida is one of the most multilingual places on earth – with 14 different language groups spoken daily. Aimed at being an exercise in acceptance, this project was the fourth DPM production in Maningrida, and was created with the intention of celebrating he many clan groups of Maningrida, NT. This diversity is a huge part of what makes this particular community so rich vibrant, buta lso a source of conflict and unrest. At the time, local elders in Maningrida had identified a need to bring the clan groups together for celebration. They wanted to use this production to re-engage and educate young people around cultural identity, kinship systems and building capacity for social development and dialogue. Through a partnership between Desert Pea Media, The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation and local community-driven media organization ‘The Wiwa Project’ - we delivered a project that allowed the people of Maningrida to reflect on the diversity and richness of the many languages and cultural nuances throughout the town. This project managed to engage a group of very senior and culturally significant ‘song men’ - these men hold the keys to the ancient creation stories that have been kept alive across the ages. The song features five separate traditional ‘bungul’ songs (60,000 year old ceremonial songs) from of main language groups in Maningrida – acknowledging and celebrating the entire community. The songs, from different countries surrounding Maningrida, were generously offered to the production, as an example of harmony and unity. This inspired the young people to write a rhyme reflecting this sentiment. The outcome is a remarkable piece of contemporary and historical significance that articulates all languages. Deemed by the elders as an opportunity to support healing and promote strength in diversity for the youth of the community, this project has far exceeded the expectations of its original vision. The song features some of Australia's best session musicians - Declan Kely (Declan Kelly & The Rising Sun) on drums and Matt Smith (The Strides, Thirsty Merc) on guitar. The first verse - written by local songwriter and cultural leader Victor Rostron recognizes and names the major language groups in the community. Barlngadarr Baraba Lumbirra Marlirri Wurrbarn Wakmarran Karrdbarn Bularrdja Naburrdo Bunku Warrdangu Warragarrdi Bullumurr Nadjodi (Taking care of country.) Gulmardu Gurro Mawalangu Miridj Garadjangnu Mowarlangu (Thunder and Rain, Walking through the rain Cut the paperbark and build a shelter Old people travelling, looking for goanna hole They start digging in the hole, pulling the goanna out.) CREDITS Toby Finlayson - Co-Director/ Co-Writer/ Producer/ DOP/ Editor Natalie Carey - Co-Director/ Producer/ Performer Victor Rostron - Co-Director/ Writer/ Performer Joel Westlake - Music Director/ Composer Joseph Diddo - Co-Director/ Co-writer/ Performer Roy Weiland - 2nd Camera/ Motion Graphics/ Colour Grading David Nicholas - Audio Mixing/ Mastering Shayne Nabegeyo - Co-writer/ Performer Jack Natilil - Co-writer/ Performer Stanley Rankin - Co-writer/ Performer Crusoe Kurrdal - Co-writer/ Performer Young people from Maningrida - Performers/ Co-Writers Declan Kelly - Drums/ Performer Matt Smith - Guitar