fficial ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁Australia ". ▁ ▁Ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁music ▁includes ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Australian ▁Ab orig ines ▁and ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers , ▁who ▁are ▁collect ively ▁called ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ; ▁it ▁incorpor ates ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁distinct ive ▁traditional ▁music ▁styles ▁pract iced ▁by ▁Ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁pe op les , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁contemporary ▁musical ▁styles ▁of ▁and ▁fusion ▁with ▁European ▁trad itions ▁as ▁interpreted ▁and ▁performed ▁by ▁ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁artists . ▁Music ▁has ▁formed ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁social , ▁cultural ▁and ▁cer emon ial ▁observ ances ▁of ▁these ▁pe op les , ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁mill enn ia ▁of ▁their ▁individual ▁and ▁collect ive ▁histor ies ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁The ▁traditional ▁forms ▁include ▁many ▁aspects ▁of ▁performance ▁and ▁musical ▁instrument ation ▁unique ▁to ▁particular ▁regions ▁or ▁Ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁groups . ▁Equ al ▁elements ▁of ▁musical ▁tradition ▁are ▁common ▁through ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁continent , ▁and ▁even ▁beyond . ▁The ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁adjacent ▁parts ▁of ▁New ▁Guinea ▁and ▁so ▁their ▁music ▁is ▁also ▁related . ▁Music ▁is ▁a ▁vital ▁part ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ' ▁cultural ▁maintenance . ▁ ▁Europe ▁ ▁C elt ic ▁traditional ▁music ▁▁ ▁C elt ic ▁music ▁is ▁a ▁term ▁used ▁by ▁artists , ▁record ▁companies , ▁music ▁stores ▁and ▁music ▁mag az ines ▁to ▁describe ▁a ▁broad ▁grouping ▁of ▁musical