William Barton is widely recognized as one of Australia's leading didgeridoo players and composers, and is a powerful advocate for the wider perception of his cultural traditions.
Jesse Lethbridge Didgeridoos
Over the years, Jesse has honed his didgeridoo crafting skills and is now recognised as one of Australia's most talented didgeridoo makers. Jesse has a unique style in both the sound and feel of the didgeridoos he makes.
1Djalu Gurruwiwi
Custodian of the yirdaki (didgeridoo) amongst the Yolngu people of Northern Australia, Djalu Gurruwiwi is perhaps the best known elder of the didgeridoo world. Djalu and his family are greatly responsible for bridging aboriginal culture with the western world.
He is Djalu Gurruwiwi: a Yolngu elder and lawman from north-east Arnhem Land, a songster, healer, virtuoso and master craftsman of the yidaki (didgeridoo), as well as the instrument's spiritual keeper.
Lachlan Phelps blew a single not on the digeridoo for 65.66 seconds. That's more than twice what didgeridoo artists consider a phenomenal achievement.
"The breathing technique needed to play the didgeridoo helps strengthen lung capacity and is proven to have reduced the effects of sleep apnea and asthma.
The didgeridoo was developed by Aboriginal peoples of northern Australia at least 1,000 years ago, and is now in use around the world, though still most strongly associated with Indigenous Australian music.
Yidaki is the Aboriginal word for didgeridoo in Eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. These days, the word yidaki is applied to traditional didgeridoos that are made by Yolngu people that often have distinct differences, acoustically and structurally, that set them apart from standard didgeridoos.
Archaeological studies of rock art in northern Australia suggests that the Aboriginal people of the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory have been using the didgeridoo for about 1500 years.
Clear and resonant sound
A round sound rich in harmonics (high pitched sounds) will resonate quickly. And you will be surprised to find that a bamboo can surpass the acoustic quality of an industrial wooden didgeridoo (Teak and Eucalyptus dug by the screw) !
Bush tucker, also called bush food, is any food native to Australia and historically eaten by Indigenous Australians, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but it can also describe any native flora, fauna, or funga used for culinary or medicinal purposes, regardless of the continent or culture.
Emily Wurramara
When speaking of famous aboriginal singers, Emily Wurramara does not miss the list. She is an indigenous singer-songwriter who hails from Groote Eylandt. This is the fourth largest island in Australia. The indie, pop, blues, rock, and folk musician rose to fame with her “Black Smoke” track in 2016.
The didjeridu is for many Australians an iconic symbol of Aboriginal Australia. However the word didjeridu isn't an Aboriginal one. It was coined by anthropologist Herbert Basedow in the 1920s who likened the word to the sound of it being played.
The didgeridoo has been played for at least 1,500 years, and is mostly associated with the Aboriginal tribes of Arnhem Land in Northern Australia. Since then, the didge has spread among many Aboriginal tribes, and around the world.
It is significant that non-indigenous people have been given permission from many traditional owners to play the instrument although it is acknowledged that some Aboriginal communities feel allowing non-idigenous people to play the instrument is cultural theft.
Trying the digeridoo is something non-Aboriginal people should consider with sensitivity, as both male and female travelers are curious about how the instrument works. However, it is wise to allow the local Aboriginal elders where you are visiting to guide your actions.
Apparently, some aboriginal tribes believe that women should not play the didgeridoo. It was, for them, a sacred instrument for corroborees and other private 'men's business'. (In fact, we have been told that some believe that a woman may not even touch a didgeridoo.)
The old myth was simple: if an aboriginal woman touched or played a didgeridoo she'd become pregnant. Rose advises that a woman would become infertile. That's a new one. And not just aboriginal women, but all women everywhere that dare to defy the taboo.
Yidaki is the Aboriginal word for didgeridoo in eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia, among the Yolngu Matha-speaking people who call themselves Yolngu.
Possibly the world's oldest known musical instrument, the yidaki was developed by indigenous peoples of northern Australia possibly over 40,000 years ago.
Didgeridoos range greatly in prices. This video will help you understand why some didgeridoos can range from $99 to $2,000 and more. The biggest factor for the price of a didgeridoo is craftsmanship. There are two didgeridoos both made out of eucalyptus wood below.
Due to its size (some can measure up to over 10 feet / 3 meters in length) and club-like appearance, a didgeridoo may not fit into most airlines' musical instrument policy. In such cases, you will need to have your didgeridoo checked into the cargo hold.
They looked at a small group of people that practiced their didgeridoo for 20-30 minutes a day for at least 5 days a week. This practice resulted in decreased snoring, better sleep for bed partners and significant decreases in apnea events per hour. There was no medical intervention to achieve these results.
Playing the didgeridoo promotes deep breathing, and also puts you into a more relaxed state of mind. People who have heard the eerie and mellow sounds of a didgeridoo describe it as calming and meditative.