ABORIGINAL
ARTS DIDGERIDOO YIDAKI WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
14th April 2007
2pm - 6pm
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Gavin Blench has been playing the didgeridoo for 20 years,
we think he's absolutely awesome!
"Like a lot of people I was drawn to a traditional sound
(50,000 years of experience can't be sniffed at when seeking inspiration).
This in turn led to prolonged periods in Northern Territory where
I was lucky enough to be taught by Brendan Nangmarra and Djurrmuti
Braurrangra, and adopted into the Gumatj clan. Ultimately what
I gained from these experiences was the personal realisation that
I could let go of striving to perfectly emulate traditional song
patterns (which seemed a pointless enterprise once those songs
were without the singer, and taken away from the cultural context
that birthed them) back full circle, to the joy of allowing the
body to express itself fully through sound via breath and voice.
Obviously there are elements of traditional technique in the makeup
of what happens for me, as this is part of my musical background
and learning. But we also have a unique opportunity in the west
to step beyond traditional frameworks into something with the
potential of the present moment. We have everything inside us
to fully sing our own sound. Each day we wake up with nothing
to show for our music; only the humility to start from scratch
again, and paddle back out into the current. Landscape influences
me a lot, and I guess I'm interested in expressing the flavour
of place into sound. The best times are when I can take a back
seat and let the music take over without struggling to sound 'good'."
(PS-thanks Ant!)
"THANK YOU GAVIN FOR GIVING SUCH A VIBRANT AND REWARDING
WORKSHOP, LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT ONE!"
Aboriginal Arts Ltd is just an 8 minute walk from Stratford train
station (served by Central Line, Docklands Light railway, Jubilee
Line, Liverpool Street and Richmond overland), simply
walk through Stratford Shopping Centre and you'll find us opposite
Stratford Police Station. You can contact Aboriginal Arts by phone
or email below:
Map
(The club is actually south of Aldworth Road and
the indicated arrow on the map.)
