Raymond Marpin Guyula: yirdaki & mago master

[Andjru8]

Yes! So amazing to listen to the background harmonics and patterns. I love this style!

[1945Nordwind]

c'est génial

cet homme est un yogi du didgeridoo

où va-t-il chercher ces sons?

[zygoose]

What's the difference between a yirdaki and a mago?

[ididjaustralia]

@zygoose different acoustic response, different style of play etc. check out the ididj forum if you want to learn more...

[wigri1946]

I love it, Arnhemland pure,m great Raymond! Regards from Switzerland, Willi

[deyaa53]

LOL is hand is very very big lol 5:52

[shweatyninja]

If Jimi Hendrix and Einstein had a kid, This would be the guy.

[ididjaustralia]

@shweatyninja that's a huge compliment, thanks!

[ididjaustralia]

@shweatyninja i passed that message to raymond and he just smiled

[yurasleepless]

@shweatyninja XD

[WOTBEY]

i think aborigini people are so wonderfull dispite what people say , ithink ur culture is so beutyfull , because its abit similar to us kiwis .

[Benobian]

Wow, that was some outstanding playing! What a talent!

[tanushinki]

his eyes go so feirce when he plays ,then all soft and loving when he stops . Beautiful!!!!!!!!

[iamroma]

Sounds kind of boring by itself, interesting sound though.

[OneWorldLikeItOrNot]

You get back what you bring.

[widgeriwoo]

im going to Arnhem land on a visit with Jeremy Cloake.

[debo326]

how is the yirdaki different from the didgeridoo?

[ididjaustralia]

Yirdaki is from eastern Arnhem Land, whereas a didgeridoo is just any old stick.

[debo326]

ah, thanks

[FlashWade83]

Yirdaki is the most commonly used term, in Australia, for a didgeridoo. Didgeridoo is a onomatopoetic word imitating the sound it makes. It can also be spelled Yidaki or Dijuridoo.

[07891295]

i play the didgeridoo got one off e-bay....gives you peace

[bayartvancouver]

it has inluded electronic methods.thanks

[nowhere8]

man, what's the mago technique? Does it only work on certain types of didgeridoos?? Always sounds cool. I like it more than mukmuk

[ididjaustralia]

It is a traditional style of play from Western Arnhem Land.

[Fronitat]

Thank you for the history Of the Aboriginal... the wisdom resonates all over...

-Greetings from the west, your love is felt through the ears alone, `Habitat shaman

[EndlessSevenfold]

what did he just say?

[aronlo]

he's not even circular breathing the bum

[ididjaustralia]

yes he is

[sonofthedestroyer]

Guan, How is Raymond these days? Did you manage to meet him in your recent trip to the north?

[33gamma33]

@ididjaustralia for me it seems as if he does not all the time

[sonofthedestroyer]

That first mago is simply phenominal.

[sonofthedestroyer]

Also he seems very multitalented.

[sonofthedestroyer]

I like the way he talks, almost like a jamaican with that easy laid back attitude. Hes a cool guy.

[ididjaustralia]

He is cool eh?! And the link with Jamaica might be closer than you think lol!

[voorstevius]

nah, he sounds like Ghandi. Also his music brings the same peacefull message....just my humble opinion.

[sonofthedestroyer]

Ghandi was a racist who promoted the caste system. I even made a video based on that. Go and see my channel.

Also alot of Caribbean music promotes love and learning about the truth. Dont mistake it with American gangster rap.

[voorstevius]

The way he talks is what I meant. Ghandi was a non-violent liberator of the Indian people from their colonizers...as well...I still have to check your channel.

Did I mention gangster rap?

Keep it logical.

There is no THE truth. There is a right way, and a left way and many other ways.

[shishyupal]

Gandhi was of Jain origin, imbecile. He was against casts, that's why a Brahmin highest cast order in India- murdered him. Go read books instead of barking shit.

[sonofthedestroyer]

So maybe all those lovely quotes that Gandhi supposedly made about Blacks and Dalit people are faked? Hell even his grandson does not deny them

[vallendester]

hi,an amazing vid indeed. At 3.18 raymond starts to play a rainsong he calls "Wolken" or Walkan. Would the name of this song be related to de dutch word "Wolken" wich means clouds? Or is this just wishfull thinking of a dutch speaking didgeridoo fanatic. given the admitted infiltration of some dutch vocubalary in some of the aboriginal languagues it seems quite possible to me.

Thanks for the video anyway.

[ididjaustralia]

There are not any Dutch words in Australian Indigenous languages as far as I know. Which words are they? Raymond plays "waltjarn" which means rain.

[vallendester]

thanks for the info. I propably misunderstood an article i have read somewhere about dutch influences in the 17th century due to shipwreckage of a dutch vessel on the australian coasts.

Greetings from

an ignorant Balanda :-)

[ididjaustralia]

The Dutch did not have any lasting contact with Aboriginal people. There are lots of loan words from the Macassans though, who traded with the Aboriginal people of northern Australia for centuries.

[AlexRawlings]

That was a real treat. Thank you Guan

[boodoit]

an amazingly powerful yidaki player. i know the hard tongue fella is irreplaceable but with players like this about his legacy will live on

[ididjaustralia]

There are many great players in Arnhem Land! Watch out for Adam Marrilaga! Videos coming soon...

[mahoran]

Having one Dhugurun Mago sourced from IDIDJ, I can understand why I am still being attracted to his instruments :)

[ididjaustralia]

I'll be listing a whole lot more instruments made by Dhugurun :-)

[mahoran]

Guan,

Who is the maker of the F Mago Marpin is playing? Sounds very good.

[ididjaustralia]

I have to check but I think it is Marpin's brother-in-law Dhugurun.

[bramadera]

Thanks for this video and for all the other ones. I couldn´t believe that M.M. is no longer with us. I really enjoyed his "Hard Tongue Didgeridoo" CD and I hoped to meet him someday. Fortunately his legacy stays with us.

[ididjaustralia]

The mortality rate in Arnhem Land is shocking... on any one week there are several funerals running, it is just crazy.

[sonofthedestroyer]

Why so many deaths?

[ididjaustralia]

Good question. Many factors which we can't even begin to describe here...

[ididjaustralia]

It is hard to believe he is no longer with us. M*lk*y used to send me SMS text messages almost every week, and reading the 20+ messages I've saved on my phone pains me to think that he used to be just a phone call away, but now has gone back to the stuff of Dreaming. His legacy will be felt for a long time yet...

[ozmadman]

Hi Guan

Thanks for bringing these people and their music/culture to our attention. How many of us have a mago covered duct tape!!!! Not many I'm sure. We have a lot to learn from thse non materialistic people. Keep up the good work, I for one learn a geat deal from these short clips

[ididjaustralia]

No probs, glad you enjoy them.

[didjeridu100]

This man is very good. Would love to listen more to his playing - some of the first "playing segments" seems very short. Good examples though :o) Thanks for sharing with us.

[ididjaustralia]

Yes, the first segments with yirdaki are short indeed. Marpin was sleepy at that time unfortunately. I think he mentions that if you listen carefully.

[ididjaustralia]

Notice the rapid movement in Marpin's cheeks. Not all Top End players keep their cheeks in, nor do they all play front-on either.

[ceki64]

Agreed !! the player is amazing !! much respect

[photek]

Always thanks for wonderful video!!

[ididjaustralia]

Thank you for enjoying them!

[ceki64]

Great Vid !!

[ididjaustralia]

Thanks buddy. The greatness is in the player not the video-cameraman me thinks!

[flyangler18]

Many thanks indeed, Guan. The recent passing has put much in perspective, hasn't it?

[ididjaustralia]

I've removed Wurduwal's name from YouTube and the iDIDJ Forum out of respect.

[Pensionisten]

thanks for sharing this video =))

i agree with mahoran keep up the great work =))

i am looking forward to this world giving me a chance, to come down under and hear it in person =))

[ididjaustralia]

Let me know if you need help to make arrangements to visit Arnhem Land when you come to Australia!

[mahoran]

Hi Guan. Many thanks for this nice vid and for your continued  determination in promoting these wonderful people/artists.

[ididjaustralia]

No probs mate. I'll upload a clip of another great artist later today, Jeffrey Gurakpuy from Goulburn Island. Another man with an incredible talent and story...