An Australian icon: didgeridoo or yirdaki

The didgeridoo, or yirdaki as it is known in north-east Arnhem Land, NT, is an iconic Australian musical instrument. The unique 'circular breathing' method, whereby the instrument is sounded continuously without a break by simultaneously breathing in through the nose and blowing through the mouth, has fascinated non-Aboriginal people ever since the instrument was first heard by European ears in the early 1800s.

Today, the didgeridoo's popularity has spread to all reaches of the globe from its original Northern Territory origins, with an especially strong following in Europe, the USA and Japan.

The instrument's popularity has been accompanied by its commercial exploitation, with didgeridoos these days being made from all sorts of materials including glass, leather, plastic and drilled timber. Authentic traditional Aboriginal didgeridoos, which are made in the remote parts of the coastal regions of the 'Top End' of the Northern Territory, are invariably crafted from termite-holloweed eucalyptus trees.

If you intend to purchase a didgeridoo, be sure of what you are buying as many souvenir shops and galleries in Australia and overseas sell Indonesian-made didgeridoos under the guise of authentic Aboriginal ones. This has become an issue of national, indeed, international disgrace! You can learn more about authenticity and other issues from the iDIDJ Forum:

http://www.forum.ididj.com.au/index.php

To view what true blue authentic Aboriginal didgeridoos of the highest cultural integrity look like, check out the iDIDJ Store:

http://www.ididj.com.au/store/fine_didjeridus.html

To learn more about the didgeridoo and Australian Indigenous culture of the Top End, visit the iDIDJ Australia website:

http://www.ididj.com.au/

On our YouTube channel, we have 300+ videos worth checking out with lots of interesting stuff on the didgeridoo and other related things...

http://www.youtube.com/user/ididjaustralia

This video here shows one of the most accomplished didgeridoo players in the world, Gapanbulu Yunupingu, who plays the yirdaki for the famous Australian Indigenous band Yothu Yindi.

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[351XE]

straight after the video was made he sold the didgeridoo for a litre of petrol and slab of xxxx.

[ididjaustralia]

Ha! I found your address in Roxburgh Park, the beauty of the internet!

[Flagstaff101]

your a pretty scary police officer using threatening words like noob. your a fucking toy. good to see the Australian police force is letting such competent citizens join.

[matt2house]

good one m8, have a happy & safe australia day ididaustralia

[rabbitspliff]

i started off on a decorated pvc pipe made in china. now i'm playing a leather didge made in america, and have an agave didge made in america being custom made right now. i plan on getting an authentic yirdaki only when i develop a more traditional style of playing.

[vladabuba]

Great sound beautiful!

[sonofthedestroyer]

351XE (11 months ago)

If you are a police officer then Pigs can fly.

[351XE]

waiting for you as we speak noob come get some.

[351XE]

im still waiting noob. :)

[rose61au]

is this suppose to be funny

[351XE]

ohh btw next time try going beyond my youtube account retard even the dumbest of the dumbest can see im from roxburgh park. besides being a coon i doubt you have enough brain cells left to muster up hacking for my address. lmfao @ the thought of a black fella having brains enough to be able to hack into someones account but if you wanna play games moron i can allways hack into your account a send some friends of mine to pay you a visit wink wink if ya get my drift. :)