‘Incredibly moving’: songs by threatened birds beat Abba to No 5 spot on Australian music charts
by Andrew Stafford from Environment | The Guardian on (#5SWNS)
Recorded over four decades, the calls of 53 native birds were gathered on an album raising funds and awareness for species facing extinction
An album consisting entirely of birdsong has debuted towards the top of Australia's Aria chart, beating Mariah Carey, Michael Buble and Abba to get to No 5 one week after its release.
Songs of Disappearance, a collaboration between multimedia duo the Bowerbird Collective and David Stewart, who has been recording the sounds of Australian birds for over four decades, features the calls and songs of 53 threatened species.
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