"an invitation to connect with our country’s spiritual
ancestry in a way we are rarely afforded."
the age
Crossing Roper Bar Tour 08 is a remarkable celebration of the unique collaboration between the Wagilak Gujarra/Nyilapidgi musicians from Ngukurr in East Arnhem Land and the Australian Art Orchestra, led by internationally acclaimed musician, Paul Grabowsky…
The Botanic Gardens in Darwin were abuzz on the evening of 17 August 2008. A full house of expectant punters gathered at the Star Shell to witness one of the Darwin Festival’s premier events, Crossing Roper Bar, an adventurous new collaboration between the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO) and traditional performers from the remote Aboriginal community of Ngukurr on the Roper River in southeast Arnhem Land…