didgeridoo music

Didjeridu, Didgeridoo, Yidaki, Yirdaki, Ebroo, Bamboo, Dream Pipe. - Traditionally it is crafted from eucalyptus hollowed out by termites who bore their way to the heartwood at the centre of the tree. - This instrument has found a place of choice amongst a growing number of enthusiastic amateurs and professional players around the world. It is featured in many CD's, soundtracks, workshops and festivals.

Thursday, May 05, 2005

exotic didgeridoo music compilations

Maybe a friend told you, or you've listen to some extraordinary music and wondered what is so special about it, or maybe you play this unusual instrument.... To become passionate about this very special instrument and its sounds is easy and it happened to me. I am a musician, composer and producer myself.

Would you like a CD where the didgeridoo is played in each track? Or, would you like a visual music DVD featuring this exotoc instrument?

Have
fun exploring the fabulous didge tracks at www.didgeridoo-music.com

the didgeridoo in the aboriginal legend

The Didgeridoo in the Aboriginal Legend (Australia)

The didgeridoo is one of the oldest musical instruments with origins in Northern Australia tens of thousands of years ago. It represents the Rainbow Serpent in ceremonies. Legend has it that the Rainbow Serpent created riverbeds and landscapes by sliding across the earth.

Sounding animals into form

In the Dreamtime the Great Spirit Byame created man and woman, and told them to create all the animals and birds by either singing them into form or sounding them into form by playing the didgeridoo. No wonder it sounds like a whole jungle!

Women and didgeridoo in the traditional Aboriginal society

In traditional Aboriginal society, women were forbidden from playing the instrument because it was used during initiation ceremonies. Also legend has it that if a woman plays the didjeridoo, she is likely to give birth to twins, which would be an extra mouth to feed, not wanted in difficult times…

Young boys learning the didgeridoo: