A Review of Indigenous Song Publications to Guide and Think About Language and Song Revitalization in New South Wales

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This article reviews three books on Indigenous musicology from the perspective of a Mayi, Indigenous person from Central New South Wales, Australia. Through the author’s position as a Ngiyampaa Songman, the article reviews the books’ content on Song and Culture from various Indigenous Country and Communities, and compares this content to the author’s own knowledge of Song and Culture from his Country and Community, referring to topics of Song and Language reclamation and revitalization.