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Clip description
A man, identified by British Library records as ‘Maino of Yam’, sings a traditional song entitled Yamaz Sibarud. He sings the song a capella. The recording fades out as the man continues to sing.
Curator’s notes
Although there is little information telling us what the song is about, we do know it was recorded by Haddon and team member CS Myers, and that it is sung by a man from Iama (Yam) Island – part of the central island group of the Torres Strait. Significantly, there is no translation for this song, or for many other recordings in the Haddon Collection, making it all the more important that Torres Strait Islander cultural leaders be allowed to re-contextualise and add to the knowledge of the collection.
