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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Didgeridoos - Obviously Distinct

By Claudia Kasen


There is no mistaking the particular sound of a didgeridoo, the ancient woodwind instrument associated for many years with the aborigines of Australia. They've been made and used from times long past and are cherished today as amongst the greatest symbols of aboriginal culture, music and custom. Usually made from the wood of the eucalyptus tree, which has been hollowed out, they're adorned with colorful inscriptions and pictures, all of which are significant and symbological to those who make and play them. It is claimed that a didgeridoo isn't authentic unless it has been manufactured by someone that himself has been steeped in this long line of tradition and history and whose ancestors similarly made and used these instruments.

Succeeding generations have used the didgeridoo in rites, civil and non secular, at parties and on important occasions. It is regarded just about as something sacred, like totem poles to the Indians, and is thought to be a strong way of perpetuating the ancient aboriginal tradition, culture and lifestyle, now under threat. They come typically from the Yolgnu races of northern Australia and sometimes the didgeridoo is often known as a Yidaki. Some are made now in plastic as they are alleged to be more hygienic. There are long didgeridoos, bell didgeridoos, and forked didgeridoos. No one precisely knows the origination of the word didgeridoo, though many suggestions and ideas have been propounded.

The Unique Characteristics Of The Australian Didgeridoo

They come in all sizes and styles although essentially they're a long hollow pipe but you can purchase didgeridoos that make low sounds and others that produce high notes. The material they are made from impacts on the sound they make and they need a robust pair of lungs if they are going to be actually effective. Due to this there are some health benefits to be obtained from playing this ancient instrument and it may be smart to scan sites that focus on how to properly play the didge.

Though the didgeridoo is fashionable and many are sold all around the world, there is no guarantee that these are authentic, in the way I have described and therefore the north Australian clans who still make them and rely heavily on their sales for revenue, are seeing little by way of profit and their method of life and terribly existence is in grave danger. We will do something to help by insisting on purchasing actually authentic aboriginal didgeridoos and getting some form of proof or proof that the instrument you are buying is real.




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