Quincey Matjaki on an awesome Dhapa Ganambarr F/F# yirdaki

Is Matjaki getting better or what?!? Those who have been following my videos would have seen Matjaki showcased here previously alongside other greats such as his younger brother Adam Marrilaga and brother-in-law Larry Winiwini.

Here, Matjaki he plays a yirdaki made by Dhapa Ganambarr, a gun of a yirdaki player himself and an emerging artist who is starting to make a name for himself.

This yirdaki kicks arse. It has the rare 'howling' quality that comes with just the right bore configuration... the exaggerated taper (compare 3 cm at the mouthpiece to up to 13 cm at the bell!) gives this stick tremendous power, back pressure and loudness, yet the openness in the throat region gives a wonderful acoustic balance and not a more whiny response if it were more constricted. A nuanced, character-rich voice is the result of deep convolutions in the bore. And that thumping bass! Doesn't sound like a F fundamental to me, but that's what my tuner tells me, F fundamental and F# overtone.

This is among the top 5 instruments I collected whilst away during an extended Arnhem Land visit.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• aboriginal
• music
• arnhem
• land
• arnhemland
• dhapa
• didgeridoo
• didjeridu
• ganambarr
• matjaki
• northern
• quincey
• territory
• yidaki
• yirdaki
• yolngu

[Fran6ahaw]

Uh !!!

INCREDIBLE !

What a style, and what a sound !

In the open air, with wind and waves all around... and still that powerfull and deep sound smashing out of the bell !

I love the roundness and sharpness at the same time of the toots !

Marvellous !

^_^

[IPlayDidgeridoo]

DAMN he is good!!! I'm sitting and learning/playing the Jeremy Cloak "traditionel" style, but i'm not even close to do what this guy can do on a stick. Damn his is brilliant!!!!

[didgeHague]

what I love about this video is that he starts his rhythms off with something that makes you think "I could do that", then pulls some sick syncopation out of his bag!

[didgeHague]

PVC pipe for a really cheap beginner one. Then I recommend you buy a proper aboriginal made on if you enjoy playing

[ethor777]

nice !!!!!!!!!! this sound are amazing, great

instrument

[CtheBigaPicture]

Love it!

[XshattereddreeamsX]

How do you make your own Didgeridoo? xD I want one lol

[barbh1]

Wow, so beautiful. thanks, Steve, for sending it!

[P1HAR1AN]

awsum

[jessisamadepressed]

I just made my own didgeridoo and I thought I was good but jeebus almighty

[thecaptainbase]

cool lovit

[raconter1]

Amazing! :) Jack