3 min
Talk
Manikay: Gathering Together on the Sand
He explains why the sand is where knowledge is shared, and what a song cycle carries that words alone do not.
About the artist
Daniel Wilfred
Daniel Wilfred is a Wägilak man from Ngukurr in south-east Arnhem Land, born in Nhulunbuy. He holds a ceremonial role among the Wägilak, singing manikay, the public song cycles that carry ancestral knowledge and connection to Country, and playing the bilma, or clapsticks, at ceremonies around Ngukurr, Numbulwar and Groote Eylandt. He learned from his Elders, among them the songman Roy Ashley, and he performs these songs together with his relatives David and Benjamin Wilfred for audiences in Australia and overseas.
Upcoming events
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Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
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Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this artist in their own words.
4 min
Music
Hand to Earth
A piece from the Hand to Earth project, where manikay meets improvised music, with his brother David Wilfred on yidaki and Peter Knight.
15 min
Music
Solo Series: Daniel Wilfred
Manikay sung solo with bilma, the clapsticks, for the Australian Art Orchestra's spotlight series.
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