“Ba Ganala Ganala” — Start with a drone

In class this week we sing “Ba Ganala Ganala,” a mesmerizing drone from the Torres Straits of Australia. I first heard it on the Smithsonian Folkways album, “Songs of Aboriginal Australia and Torres Strait,” listed as “Song By Kupangu.” My adaptation is loose, slightly inquisitive, and, unusual for All Around This World, has no English.Songs of Aboriginal Australia and Torres Strait