Torres Strait Islander Students from Djarragun College perform in Cairns (1)
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Torres Strait Islander Boys from Djarragun College, a school for indigenous students near Cairns, Far North Queensland, perform dances from Murray Island in the Torres Strait during a performance at the Sound Shell in Cairns during celebrations commemorating Mabo Day. They sing and dance "Au meta lug bawki" (about Calm weather and sea) and "A.T. up" (about the Hammersley Iron Train, on which some Islander men used to work) and "Sama iye rofe le" (a song from the Pacific).
- Language:Kala Lagaw Ya, Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Kalau Lagau Ya
- Location:Cairns, QLD, AUSTRALIA
- Duration:00:05:21
- Camera:Ludo Kuipers
- Sound Recordist:Ludo Kuipers
- English Subtitles:No
- Genre:Traditional Dance
- Year Completed:2010
- Editor:Ludo Kuipers
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