Marimunuk Gurruwiwi giving yidaki tuition in Arnhem Land

[onespiritful1]

Great playing God Bless

[naza220]

there is a track from jamiroquai called "Journey to arnhemland" remembering this place! (sorrry for my english)

[theHRproductions]

Can you please put more marimuk videos up? He plays amazingly!!

[theHRproductions]

It'd sure be fun to learn yidaki

[davidcrut]

How do you play that high BEEP sound?! lol It sounds awesome

[davidcrut]

does anyone know of a website where I can learn this style of playing? that high note sounds awesome

[ididjaustralia]

@davidcrut check out and join the iDIDJ Forum, 400+ members there, see you there and feel free to ask any questions.

[Cre8iveSignWorks]

wow those sticks sound awesome!

[Bonobostwin]

The white guy is struggling.

[BroodSleipner]

This is LIFE!!!

[simonmacca]

I learnt alot from watching this clip

[frodnew1]

OK, my tongue and cheeks hurt just watching. Fantastic video coverage and what a fantastic job this class did! The speed man, the speed! VRRooommmmm!!!!

[Mittedesselbst]

Who is the japonese looking man starting to play at 2:48 and 5:47?

He has got it, the spirit and all about,

easy.Great.

[ididjaustralia]

That's Ryohei!

[pantalapampanaga]

@ididjaustralia that guy is ON POINT!! the joy on his face afterward is what makes the didj so fun to learn! 5 million stars for this video

[muzzajg]

That's Murri way for sharin n avin a good time ay !!

[tobalcainalhambra]

yo man,cool sunglasses, yo man

[ambroise1909]

'Yes for sure cool sunglasses but don't forget his interpretation of didje rhythmes are siiiiiiiiiick!!!'

[BlueEarthRising]

I really love this.

[sunsetarea]

Omg japanese are good :)

[captaintanuki]

Great to see the Japanese (and French guys) there. Maybe someone can make a nice hybrid of Yolngu yirdaki and traditional Japanese music. But also we should see more non-indigenous Australians learning this amazing instrument.

[rabbitspliff]

i agree with you on all points, except you may not have noticed, but the didgeridoo is already widely learnt by non indigenous people around the world. what i'd like to see more of is more of those non indigenous people learning it in the traditional styles, rather than some of the more contemporary styles which sometimes pointlessly go through one ear and out the other.

[SpiritualTV]

what a beautiful example of teaching and sharing, truly unique i admire these peoples and their music fabulous

[adillman]

damn i bought a didgeridoo at a tourist store just for show i didnt plan on playing it but when i picked it up after watching some videos on how to it was a functional one so anyways if anyone has any tips for me please send me them

[theFdidge]

I'm a skilled didgeridoo player, but i cannot play this style. Can someone tell me how to play this style??

[trolltrumman]

FFT - fukkin fast tounge :) hes one of the fastest there is, and at 1:06 he "spells it out" for ya to... I'm inspired, but I utterly, and cosmically SUKK compared to this gent with the Djalustyle glasses ;)

I bow.

[mahoran]

u playing western style so your skills are just useless when it comes to yirdaki :) sorry

[FunkEducation]

remember those glorious Jamiroquai days with Wallis Buchanan on Digeridoo! a shame they all left!

[buildingbodies]

Is there any information on an eco-cultural tour for those new to hard-tongue? It looks like the recent trip is all booked up and is for pretty advanced players.

I'd appreciate any info :--)

[KudeGrafvonRoit]

good party performan, I like it..

[didgmbaya]

goood man !!!

[sonofthedestroyer]

Although i like listening to traditional didgeridoo i find that in nearly all the videos the playing is very fast and aggressive and dosent at all sound spiritual and serene. Strangely enough contemporary style playing seems to have a more spiritual impact on me. Have i missed something?

[ididjaustralia]

Depends on what you mean by serene and spiritual. Also, why would traditional didgeridoo music have either of these qualities? These are big presumptions, perhaps romantised ones about Aboriginal people, culture and spirituality? The didgeridoo accompanies dance and song in traditional ceremony, and both can be frenetic... nothing serene at all!

[sonofthedestroyer]

That must be it.

[lordlugworm]

got the lips 4it man good playin wookie

[ididjaustralia]

That's Ryohei not Tenshi.

[jalarida]

WOW....amazing....

[MrRay2008]

My son Mika is 3 weeks now (a half Dutchman born in Austria), will have to wait about 3 years, then we will both come to Arnhemland, me for a wounderful course like this and to marvel at all things aboriginal, Mika & his mother to sleep warmer :-)

[ozmadman]

What an incredible teaching aid!!!Marimunuk is amazing!!Good to hear extracts of the tongue sounds which helps me to hear whats going on inside his mouth. This is a gem Guan, thanks and 3 cheers for the internet!!!

[ozmadman]

This is an absolute gem!!! What an incredible teaching aid!!! and amazing playing. 3 cheers for the internet!!!! Thanks Guan

[Toddthedidger]

So how do you pronounce Marimunuk?

[ididjaustralia]

I believe there is another clip of Marimunuk (also spelt Marinurnuk) which I uploaded previously. In it he introduces himself so you can hear the pronunciation of his name. Hope that helps.

[ryowhey]

How can we forget these manymak memories...thank you Guan and our happy happy teacher Marimunuk.nhaama yalala!

from Ryohei&Tenshi

[ididjaustralia]

Yo, manymaaaaaak!

[flyangler18]

Ahh can't wait until July!

[ididjaustralia]

Yes!

[xabichoo]

good training!!

[WhiteTiger333]

Very, very cool! :) Love the shades, too.

[ididjaustralia]

There's a shades thing happening in parts of Arnhem Land... with some guys, you'd think the shades only come off in the shower or at bedtime!?!

[ceki64]

I would sure love to have sat in on this amazing session , great video Guan ,, wonderful didge playing ...!

~~Ceki

[ididjaustralia]

Marimunuk has improved heaps actually, no doubt from the great influences around him like Winiwini and Djalu.

[harmonic12th]

Very very jealous... What a great way to spend an afternoon or 10...or 20...or 30....

Some truely great rhythms form Marimunuk..

Once again, thank you for the footage!!!

[ididjaustralia]

No problemo!

[mahoran]

they seem to have had lots of fun, nice. Thanks for posting Guan.

[ididjaustralia]

Yeah, this was a good session with Marimunuk. His enthusiasm is so infectious and his energy just unbelievable. We had other good sessions with Djalu, Winiwini, Marrilaga too - all good fun and good training.