Turbo-charged Quincey Matjaki on supersonic F yirdaki

If Adam Marrilaga were the ultimate yirdaki technician, his older brother Quincey Matjaki must surely come a close second.

Matjaki has come a long way since I first heard him play yirdaki. Perhaps he was out of practice then, or has improved considerably since, but whichever way it might be, this clip kicks arse. Listen to Matjaki's technical execution as well as the pace he manages to get up to, he maintains very strong technique even when pumping it at blistering speed. The finesse of Larry Winiwini and the precision of Marrilaga are apparent in Matjaki's style of play.

It will be hard to let go of this stick, a stunning instrument made by Bruce Burrngupurrngu with concentrated power. The acoustics are finely structure with outstanding resolution, super-sweet overtone note, and ochre-rendered Dhalwangu miny'tji to die for. This is a yirdaki of high pedigree and cultural integrity, the result of a Burrngupurrngu-Djul'djul husband and wife team. Burrngupurrngu and Djul'djul talked at length over the phone about this yirdaki before I finally set eyes on this spectacular piece of work.

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[mahrard]

That's wayy too fast for my poor mind. I get confused just thinking about how to render that sound and start feeling dizzy when considering the pace...

Whooof..I need the floor.

[ididjaustralia]

Too fast for me too!

[SANdIDg]

I think they didn't migrate, they originated there... one of the oldest cultures in the world.

[robiunc]

this has to be one of the best clips on here!!

[Natsch1979]

much moooooooooooorrrrr pleaseeeeee :-)))))))) do you have slowl. songs?????:-))) geetings from cold:-(( germany nadja

[sonofthedestroyer]

@SANdIDg,

You can never be sure where they originated as western eurocentric scholars are master liars and deceivers. I am not saying Aboriginal people did not migrate from mainland Asia or Africa. But i have heard one Aboriginal man say that Australia was part of a huge land mass which sunk into the ocean. A land of very advanced civilisations. This land connected Africa, India and Australia. I am a tamil person and we have records of this land in our literature. Its called Kumari Kandam to us

[oghene9]

Hi Guan

i love it. :-)

Klaus

[novajupiter]

love didj!

[tmsphere]

Sorry, this was supposed to be in response to

SANdIDg.

[tmsphere]

Amazing playing! great videos you have!

The regional origin theory has almost no proponents left btw. Oz Aborigines came from where you and i came from, and thats Africa.

Only they were the first to find the great southern land. And it took the others (English, Chinese) 40,000 years later to find it.

[craze231]

hehe early trance.

[captaintanuki]

This should become THE trance/dance/techno sensation !

[rhett875]

wow, he truly is an amazing artist, and making an excelent contribution to this world.