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Jailanguru Pakarnu (Out from Jail)

Warumpi Band. Source: Warumpi Band

Jailanguru Pakarnu (Out from Jail) (1983)

'Jailanguru Pakarnu’ ('Out from Jail’) was the first rock song recorded and released in an Aboriginal language (Luritja).

Length: 2 minutes 49 seconds

Performed by: Warumpi Band

Featured in the National Registry of Recorded Sound collection

National Registry of Recorded Sound

Source:

National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA title number: 244115