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Podcast: The Music Show
Episode: Christine Anu weaves her story in music and countertenor Iestyn Davies makes his Australian debut
Description: Australian music icon and proud Torres Strait Islander Christine Anu has just released her first album of new music in 20 years. Waku-Minaral A Minalay was recorded across the Pacific in places like New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Torres Strait Islands and the Solomon Islands - utilising traditional percussion instruments like the Warup (drums), the Urub (shakers) and the Kulap (seed pot rattles). It’s a deeply personal bilingual album which includes songs written by Christine Anu, her grandfather and her daughter. British countertenor Iestyn Davies is about to make his Australian debut singing music by JS Bach an...