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Aboriginal
Yidaki & Didgeridoo
The didjeridoo
was born in the Northern Territory of Australia.
For the lover of Aboriginal arts and culture it is quite fortunate
that the indigenous Aborigines of Northeast Arnhem Land meticulously
maintained a long unbroken tradition to the fascinating art of making
the 'didgeridoo,' an instrument which the Yolngu
artists of Northeast Arnhem Land refer to as the 'Yidaki'.
The word didgeridoo (onomatopoetic) is a Balanda* name for
the Yidaki which was
probably how the first westerners interpreted the sound coming from
the instrument (di-ta-ri-doo, didgeridoo), and 'didgeridoo' (also
spelt didjeridoo, didjeridu) has now become a very common term.
In fact, the didgeridoo has become so popular that the didgeridoo
is now mass produced by various non-indigenous people both in and
outside Australia.
Aboriginal
Arts Ltd encourages anyone passionate about Aboriginal Art and Culture,
and who is keen on buying a high quality traditional didgeridoo,
mago or yidaki, to seek out a recommended source that values the
indigenous Aboriginal artist and sells only authentic traditional
instruments.
Cheap imitation didgeridoos and yidakis rob the indigenous craftspeople
of their rich Aboriginal heritage and in turn provides you with
an inferior instrument.
For the beginner who may not wish to commit to buying a yidaki straight
away, rather than buying a cheap teak or Indonesian copy (which
generally plays quite poorly and could hinder your early didgeridoo
progress) you can make your own cheap didgeridoo from a 1m length
of drain pipe, 30mm -40mm in diameter and with a beeswax mouthpiece
rolled on top giving a mouthpiece apperture of between 28mm -30mm.
Aboriginal Arts Ltd specialises in selling the very highest quality
didgeridoos, yidakis and magos, which are supplied with Certificates
of Authenticity. We can professionally oil your instrument if you
wish and we'll also give you a free 1 hour didgeridoo
lesson or a free CD if you collect your didgeridoo in person!
Please call us on 020 8123 1575 to visit the London Didgeridoo Shop!
We have over 100 traditional Aboriginal instruments in stock starting from just £99.00!
You will receive a free high quality Aboriginal
Arts Aboriginal Flag T-shirt with all purchases over £200.00
Please click on the thumbnails below for further details and pricing
of our authentic Indigenous Aboriginal yidaki.
Yidaki are listed in pitch order, if you would like to see yidaki
listed by makers please click Yidaki Makers.
if you would like to see yidaki listed by price please click Yidaki
Price.
We have many more
Yidaki on display in our didgeridoo
shop!
Non-traditional
Aboriginal Didgeridoo
Frank Thill E
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*The
word 'Balanda' apparently originates from the language of Macassan
seafarers who visited Northern Australia hundreds of years ago and
was used by the Macassans to describe the Dutch or 'Hollanders'.
It has since been widely adopted by Aborigines to describe non-Aboriginal
people.
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