Torres Strait Islanders are bringing songs, dance and culture together from across the islands for this year's Winds of Zenadth Festival | NITV

‘Songs and dances are Torres Strait literature material… The dances act as illustrative material and the dancer himself is the storyteller’ (Ephraim Bani 1979, Importance of Torres Strait Islander Singing and Dancing). See and hear this special 38 year old video from the Torres Strait that highlights the importance of audiovisual collections on World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. #WDAVH2017 #WDAVH #WDAVH17 | AIATSIS

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