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Silver Bullet - used yirdaki played by Larry Winiwini Posted by: ididjaustralia
Video duration: 150 seconds Global video hits: 4476 This yirdaki is an old one that has been used by various Yolngu yirdaki players in Arnhem Land. Its entire length has been covered by silver duct tape, hence the nickname I have given it: Silver Bullet! The way Larry plays this yirdaki is astounding. Wonderful syncopation with simple but effective use of the half-beat. Related: didge, didgeridoo, didjeridu, djalu, football, galpu, gopu, gurruwiwi, larrtjannga, larry, winiwini, yidaki, yirdaki |
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Djalu gives tuition, Rripangu Yirdaki Festival, Germany 2002 Posted by: ididjaustralia
Video duration: 112 seconds Global video hits: 7479 Close-ups of Djalu giving tuition at the Rripangu Yirdaki Festival in Eisenbach, Germany, 2002. Related: aboriginal, arnhem, australia, didge, didgeridoo, didjeridu, djalu, galpu, gurruwiwi, indigenous, music, yidaki, yirdaki, yolngu |
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Guwanbal yirdaki in C sharp Posted by: ididjaustralia
Video duration: 60 seconds Global video hits: 1388 A yirdaki made by Jason Guwanbal and played by Larry Winiwini and Djalu Gurruwiwi. Related: aboriginal, arnhem, didgeridoo, didjeridu, djalu, galpu, gurruwiwi, guwanbal, land, winiwini, yidaki, yirdaki, yolngu |
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Tom Dhakaliny, Elcho Island yirdaki player, 2004 Posted by: ididjaustralia
Video duration: 38 seconds Global video hits: 3739 A didgeridoo player from Elcho Island, recorded in 2004. Tom Dhakaliny is a ceremonial yirdaki player at Galiwin'ku. Related: aboriginal, arnhem, australia, dhakaliny, didge, didgeridoo, didjeridu, elcho, indigenous, island, music, tom, yidaki, yirdaki, yolngu |
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Djalu Gurruwiwi making and playing a yirdaki 2004 Posted by: ididjaustralia
Video duration: 266 seconds Global video hits: 8510 Watch Djalu Gurruwiwi and his wife Dopiya Yunupingu making and playing a yirdaki in 2004. Filmed for The National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra, Australia, for its 'Strike a Chord' music exhibition. Related: aboriginal, arnhem, australia, didge, didgeridoo, djalu, galpu, gurruwiwi, land, rripangu, yidaki, yirdaki, yirrkala, yolngu |
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Marrngu (Possum): singing and yirdaki playing by Dharrapuy Posted by: ididjaustralia
Video duration: 58 seconds Global video hits: 6447 David Dharrapuy plays the yirdaki rhythm for Marrngu (Possum) and sings the associated song. Manany Gurruwiwi made the instrument played by Dharrapuy in this clip. It is a particularly good example of a yirdaki, very powerful acoustics with a great energy to it. Related: arnhem, david, daygurrgurr, dharrapuy, didgeridoo, didjeridu, gaykamangu, gupapuyngu, land, ramingining, yidaki, yirdaki, yolngu |
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David Dharrapuy plays Djarlumbu (Hollow Log) on C sharp yirdaki Posted by: ididjaustralia
Video duration: 92 seconds Global video hits: 2700 David Dharrapuy demonstrates the mouth sounds briefly before launching into yirdaki playing of Djarlumbu (Hollow Log). He also sings the song Djarlumbu and explains a little bit about the totemic connections between clans that have this particular song subject and associated sacra. Related: aboriginal, alice, arnhem, bonguwuy, david, dharrapuy, dhuwalamirri, didgeridoo, didjeridu, gaykamangu, gupapuyngu, land, milingimbi, moyle, ramingining, yidaki, yirdaki, yolngu |
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M*lk*y playing yirdaki on stage, Korea 2006 Posted by: ididjaustralia
Video duration: 91 seconds Global video hits: 3626 A close-up of M*lk*yng* (M*lk*y for short) playing yirdaki in Korea, with face painting and beaut colourful background! Related: aborigines, australia, didgeridoo, didjeridu, djakapurra, mago, milkay, northern, territory, yidaki, yindi, yirdaki, yolngu, yothu |








