Elijah Gunydjurruwuy playing yirdaki in 2008

I recorded Elijah Gunydjurruwuy a year ago, here he is again almost 12 months later in 2008! Do a search for "Gunydjurruwuy" on YouTube and you'll find about a dozen clips from previous recording sessions.

Is he any better now? The criticism a while ago was that he was too fast and playing without spirit, or something like that anyway.

Here he plays solo yirdaki, and then as accompaniment to singing and dancing with his 3 brothers. All 4 boys are from Lake Evella, otherwise known as Gapuwiyak.

Manikaymirr (singer man) is David Djinipirdi Marrkula, who is also a deadly yirdaki player... I'll upload vids of him playing yirdaki soonish. Emmanuel and another brother, Nathan I think, provide entertaining dancing! 'Twas a fun day, always is when hanging out with Elijah :-)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• aboriginal
• arnhem
• arnhemland
• didgeridoo
• elijah
• evella
• gapuwiyak
• gunydjurruwuy
• indigenous
• lake
• land
• yidaki
• yirdaki
• yolngu

[robgoldthorpe]

A pure explosion of energy and class,love to see that the younger generations are keeping the proud heritage strong in their hearts and minds. Great vid...

[ididjaustralia]

@robgoldthorpe :)

[nonip83]

@ididjaustralia can you please remove the disgusting comments from boxchamp4114

[ididjaustralia]

@nonip83 done!

[xxbraindeathxx]

@ididjaustralia this is a fantastic video, I'm interested in what he sings, can you please translate it

[ididjaustralia]

@xxbraindeathxx post your question in the iDIDJ Forum, easier there.

[Onesize17]

Awesome energy! Absolutely addictive! Keep it up guys!

[m6exec]

Good onya fella's, we need more of this from you young bloke's, keep the dream and spirit's alive..

This is the real stuff here people's not the south of the border crap we hear to often...

[ccoastie]

Fabulous jamming. A close up of the singer would have been great

[eskasant]

awesome...

[dearodear]

New blood, keeping traditions... keep going!

[minzhide]

@Ozscii That's the other guy singing.

[Alejandroenfuego]

I love that abo youth are contributing to the preservation of their culture.

[EhnaRivekan]

He's great! Bless him!

[tadpole329]

just fantastic.....nothing more to say...:)