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Nabarlek

The nabarlek (Petrogale concinna), also known as the pygmy rock-wallaby or the little rock-wallaby, is a very small species of macropod found in northern Australia. It was formerly considered distinct enough to be assigned its own genus, Peradorcas, but it is now considered to belong, like the rest of the rock-wallabies, in the genus Petrogale.

The nabarlek was, until the discovery of the monjon (Petrogale burbidgei) in 1978, the smallest rock-wallaby. It is generally grey with rufous tinges and patches of black around its body, and is a nocturnal, semi-gregarious grazer of grasses and other vegetation. It is classified as near threatened by the IUCN.

The nabarlek is found in three distinct population areas: in Arnhem Land (including Groote Eylandt); between the Mary and Victoria Rivers in the Top End; and the coastal Kimberley region of Western Australia, including some islands in the Bonaparte Archipelago. It is also found in Kakadu National Park.

The nabarlek is most closely related to the monjon and to the short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis).

Three subspecies of the nabarlek have been recognised:

  • P. c. concinna – the Top End population;
  • P. c. canescens – the Arnhem Land population;
  • P. c. monastria – the Kimberley population.
Nabarlek (band)

Nabarlek are an Indigenous Roots band from Manmoyi, a tiny community in Arnhem Land, 215 kilometres from the remote community of Gunbalanya (Oenpelli). The band formed in 1985 as a group of singers and dancers with a couple of busted guitars and flour tins for drums. The members are Bininj (the indigenous people of West Arnhem Land) and they sing in the Kunwinjku language and in English, trying to reach across the cultures. Their songs are traditional songs of the Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land with a rock/reggae arrangement. They call themselves the garage band that never had a garage.

They have performed with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and Yothu Yindi, supported Midnight Oil and played with Silverchair and Powderfinger on their Across the Great Divide national tour. They played at many music festivals, including several Darwin Festivals, the Adelaide Festival in 2000, and Womadelaide, the Port Fairy and Brunswick Music Festivals in 2001. They played for six weeks at the International World Expo in Hanover, Germany in 2000.

Their album Bininj Manborlh was nominated for the 2002 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album. They also received a nominations for Deadlys in 2001, 2002 and 2007. They are the subject of From outstation to out there. Nabarlek a music industry case study a DVD created by Gillian Harrison.

Nabarlek (disambiguation)

Nabarlek may refer to:

  • Nabarlek (Petrogale concinna), a small species of macropod
  • Nabarlek (band), an Indigenous Roots band
  • Nabarlek Uranium Mine, a past producing uranium mine