{"product_id":"waakya-standing-on-smoke-2lp","title":"Waakya - STANDING ON SMOKE [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 2 x LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: HHLP05260757\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0659359551024\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 20 Nov 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2x Vinyl LP (45rpm) w\/ download card, gatefold 'tip-on' jacket. Black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaakya means ~ the crow moving its feathers\u003cbr\u003eWaakya arose from a desire to bring new life to the oldest continuously practised music tradition in the world: manikay, the ancestral songs of the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land.\u003cbr\u003eA vivid cross-cultural collaboration, Waakya is ceremonial songman Daniel Wilfred, yidaki (didgeridoo) master David Wilfred \u0026amp; electro-acoustic musicians Martin Ng (turntables\/CDJ-500\/OB-4 speaker), Ben Carey (analog synthesisers), \u0026amp; Matt McGuigan (guitar\/electronics).\u003cbr\u003eThe ensemble tangles \u0026amp; coils audacious experimentation around mantra-like ceremonial songlines to arrive at a sound world that embodies past, present, \u0026amp; future; reflecting the aboriginal concept of time, the everywhen: the eternal present.\u003cbr\u003eAs much as the ideas \u0026amp; the players involved come from traditions of experimentation \u0026amp; improvisation, the intention with this project was always to make ‘songs’, unconventional ones perhaps, but songs.\u003cbr\u003eThese songs speak of beyond-ancient myths (Nuŋgurryu Nuŋgurryu, Standing on Smoke), stories of nature \u0026amp; totems (Guku, Waakya, Pipit) - the importance of which inspired the vinyl side-names of this release: Land, Spirits, Plants, Animals - \u0026amp; also of more personal ideas such as homesickness (Jillai) \u0026amp; sharing culture (Titjimbat Yolŋu Balanda).\u003cbr\u003e“Waakya is glorious. Absorbing into the floor listening.”\u003cbr\u003e– Michael Kucyk (efficient space)\u003cbr\u003eThe Yolŋu people have lived in Arnhem Land in the far north of Australia for over 40,000 years. Daniel is a Wagiläk man \u0026amp; is the ceremonial leader for the Wagiläk people, travelling the area singing manikay \u0026amp; playing bilma (clap sticks). David is a Ritharrŋu man \u0026amp; the traditional Djunggayi (manager) of the manikay of the country of Nyilipidgi. He plays yidaki \u0026amp; teaches song \u0026amp; dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e TRACKLISTING\u003cbr\u003e1.    Dillybag\u003cbr\u003e2.    Jillai\u003cbr\u003e3.    Guku (An old story about a wild black fella walking, looking for the honey bee)\u003cbr\u003e4.    Yolŋu Man\u003cbr\u003e5.    Nuŋgurryu Nuŋgurryu\u003cbr\u003e6.    Standing on Smoke\u003cbr\u003e7.    Titjimbat Yolŋu Balanda\u003cbr\u003e8.    Fire Song\u003cbr\u003e9.    Waakya\u003cbr\u003e10.    Waḻirr (Telling time by the sun)\u003cbr\u003e11.    Pipit\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOSPITAL HILL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48245177352348,"sku":"HHLP05260757","price":37.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/4WaakyaSTANDINGONSMOKE_Record.jpg?v=1793891867","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/waakya-standing-on-smoke-2lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}