The White Cockatoo Performing Group playing at Woodford Dreamtime festival 2007

The White Cockatoo Performing Group playing at Woodford Dreamtime festival 2007. Songman Jack Nawilil and Mago player Darryl Digarrnga.

Jack Nawilil is the leading songman for the White Cockatoo Performing Group. He is a respected ritual specialist and an elder for the Rembarrnga people back at his Bolkdjam outstation. He is also a didgeridoo craftsman (and player in his younger years) who is known to have produced fine instruments for the market as early as 1982 (and probably before)... in that year, one of his instruments was included in the "Aboriginal Art at the Top" regional exhibition which was supported by the Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council and assisted by community art centres of the Top End. Other didgeridoo craftsmen whose works were included in the exhibition include Djoli Laiwanga, Bob Muldibul, and George Djunggunwanga (sometimes spelt Janggawanga or Jangawanga).

Darryl Digarrngas grandfather was the late David Blanasi. His grandfather Blanasi specifically chose him to be a mago player. Blanasi also taught Darryl how to make mago instruments.

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