Name and Country |
Do you tell your friends and audience about the cultural background of the didj? |
What do you tell people about the cultural background of the didj? |
Aaron from USA |
Only if asked |
It comes from aboriginal people and originated in Australia |
Alejandro Dominguez from Mexico |
Mostly |
It is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. the Aboriginal people of the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory have been using the didgeridoo for about 1500 years |
Anonymous |
Only if asked |
Australian wood wind that sounds amazing |
Andris from United Kingdom |
Mostly |
Comes from Northern Australia - and I tell them legend how didgeridoo appeared. Story of three men by the fire... one of them was finds log and wants to put it in fire because - its cold. But wood is surprisingly light, its because it is hallow, he sees some termites (white ants) in a log - to spare ants from fire he lifts didj towards the sky and blows in it. That's how first didj and the stars were born. |
Anonymous |
Mostly |
Its very important to keep the didge being played for the indigenous people |
Benjamin from USA |
Sometimes |
Oldest woodwind |
Betsy Sauther from USA |
Always |
That it is a sacred and beautiful instrument of the Australian first people. That it is healing, can imitate nature and animal sounds, and can initiate a trance state to connect with nature. |
Blake Roberts from USA |
Mostly |
Australian tribal instrument |
Brian from USA |
Mostly |
That it is an ancient instrument from Australia. |
Anonymous |
Always |
Oldest wind instrument alive over 40,000 years in use by the Aboriginal peoples of Australia. |
Anonymous |
Rarely |
I need to find out more about the cultural background myself which is what led me to your website. |
Cezar Cayom from Brazil |
Always |
It's the oldest instrument in the world and also a australians native's sacred instrument. |
Anonymous |
Always |
Its a magical instrument the vibrations can be mesmerising |
Cyrille Thoumazet from France |
Mostly |
That it good for the health |
Daniel from USA |
Only if asked |
It's the oldest wind instrument created and played by the aboriginal culture. |
Anonymous from USA |
Always |
That is made by australian aborigines and the termites hollow out the wood and it doesn't have a mouthpiece |
Ed from USA |
Only if asked |
Basically where they are made, by whom and of what |
Emmanuelle from France |
Always |
The cultural background of the didj come from australia and the most older family of man: Aborigine... It was for the communication... |
Erwin Persoon from Netherlands |
Always |
That it is one of the most oldest instruments discovered by the aboriginals and was used back in those days to communicate between tribes. |
Garrett from USA |
Sometimes |
That it is over 30,000 years old and is one of the first wind instruments ever widely played. |
Anonymous from USA |
Always |
Where they are made... by whom they were originally made.. how they are made |
Grant from Australia |
Only if asked |
That's its the worlds oldest wind instrument, proven through rock paintings over 3000 yrs old, and that not all aboriginal tribes played it. Other than that not a lot as I am not indigenous australian and do not want to send out cultural messages that are not correct. |
Heath from USA |
Always |
I tell them about the meaning of the dot painting campfire circle that is painted on my didj. |
Jake from Australia |
Never |
I should find out |
James from USA |
Mostly |
It is an Australian aboriginal instrument. |
Anonymous from Czech Republic |
Rarely |
Some legends about origin, about aborigines, and about the ceremonial that is didgeridoo is used for. |
Anonymous |
Mostly |
Australian |
Jessica Buchanan from USA |
Mostly |
I explain their region, their value of music and art and rituals. |
Anonymous |
Mostly |
They cannot understand |
Joel Purvis from USA |
Always |
I tell them it's possible the first musical instrument ever made, and that was made by nature, we as people ( Aboriginals ) just learned to put our hearts behind the blowing. and that it's the heart and soul of the Aboriginals. |
John Spierings from Australia |
Always |
The didgeridoo is the ancient instrument of the australian aborigine. It's been used for thousands of years in all types of ceremonies. |
Jon-eric from USA |
Sometimes |
It comes from Australian aboriginal peoples from thousands of years ago |
Joshua from Canada |
Mostly |
Not in these exact words but. Although some believe the Australian Aborigine has been using the didgeridoo for over 40,000 years, the oldest records of Aborigines playing the didgeridoo date back 2000 years in the form of old Northern Territory cave and rock paintings. In the west we have only been playing the didgeridoo for a maximum of 30 years and only in the last ten years or so have we been trying to play traditional Aboriginal style. |
Kate from USA |
Mostly |
Something Like: They started with the Aborigines in Australia. They are able to find hallow trees in the forest that they can clean out so they can start to play. If one breaks they leave it in the forest were they found it and pick up another one to create a totally different sound. |
Keith from Australia |
Always |
It is the true sound of Australia and should be recognised more as such. |
Kieff from USA |
Mostly |
That it was a cultural, spiritual practice.The didgeridoo is a tubular wind instrument invented by the Aborigines of Northern Australia. it is also unique amongst wind instruments in that the musician does not need to stop playing in order to breathe. |
Anonymous from Hungary |
Sometimes |
Their use in Aboriginal culture |
Anonymous |
Sometimes |
Never have had to. |
Linda West from USA |
Always |
I tell my friends about what I have learned about the cultural background of the Aboriginal people and this includes their use of the didj. |
Lr from USA |
Mostly |
It's an ancient aboriginal custom/tradition, originally for ceremonies and rituals. |
Marcin from Poland |
Mostly |
That it's that first thing people invented when they started to need something more than just food and sex. |
Martin from South Africa |
Always |
I tell people that the Didj is found no where else in the world, is unique to the Aboriginal people of Australia,and plays a significant role in the culture of the Aborigines. It is and has been used in Spiritual ceremonies, meditation, entertainment, healing of sick people by blowing the Didj close to a sick person.The Low frequency sounds have a calming effect on people and thus brings about a feeling of well being.Also, in dance, it has been used to help illustrate and portray a message, theme in a dance. |
Massimo Beccarelli from Mexico |
Mostly |
Is the aboriginal's symbol |
Massimo from Italy |
Only if asked |
I tell them the origin of the instrument and its cultural / ritual / practical importance for Aboriginal Australians. |
Michael from USA |
Never |
I'm not very familiar with the background. |
Anonymous |
Sometimes |
It's an ancient instrument that originated in Northern Australia. |
Anonymous from Portugal |
Mostly |
That is a king of communication to the mother earth to all the animals that is an ancient king of medicinal thing while the africans have the djambe as the roots percussion the australians have the roots of the word to the mother nature. and all mixed make the big orchestra. it have 40,000 years of history. |
Nathan from Australia |
Sometimes |
That it is not a 'traditional' instrument of all Indigenous Australian's. I was once told that the didj represented the masculine energy in the dreaming |
Oliver Aoun from France |
Only if asked |
" tribal music of australia " |
Anonymous |
Always |
One of the first wind instrument play by Men, mostly the aboriginal...its used to summoning the ancient spirits of Nature!its the instrument of the sage...shaman!! |
Peter from USA |
Never |
I don't know anything. |
Rhea from USA |
Always |
I have always been interested in the indigenous people of any area, but the Aboriginal People have always fascinated me. I always tell my kids about the special music of the people. |
Richard from USA |
Mostly |
It's the world's oldest wind instrument. They are from Australia. |
Robert from USA |
Always |
How it is produced by authentic aborigines in Australia and not a replica, it is used in ceremonies and played for relaxation. |
Robert from Netherlands |
Mostly |
About it's origin, it's meaning and use in current and long gone days, what it stands for for the aboriginal people, me, and many others these days. And it's uses. |
Rochelle from USA |
Sometimes |
Its aboriginal. |
Scott from USA |
Never |
I don't have one yet. |
Scott from USA |
Always |
How they're made and traditionally from the aboriginals of northern Australia |
Anonymous |
Never |
Have not had occasion to discuss. |
Stefani Fox from USA |
Never |
How it is from the aborigines from australia used in mostly spiritual or religious practices. |
Stephen Jones from USA |
Always |
It's a traditional Aboriginal instrument that originated from northern Australia. It's used in festive ceremonies as well as meditation. |
Sylvain Loustaunau from Japan |
Always |
Ancient instrument made from eaten eucalyptus trees, used in aboriginal ceremonial |
Tom from USA |
Mostly |
It is mankind's 2nd oldest instrument (probably), from aboriginal Australia. |
Tom from United Kingdom |
Sometimes |
That they where used at ceremonies to dance to, and that it was used in a very informal way a lot of the time as a good sound. |
Anonymous |
Sometimes |
That it is an ancient instrument born in the culture of the aboriginals |
Tony from United Kingdom |
Always |
The didge is an ancient instrument and is of special importance to the Aboriginal people who have played it for thousands of years. Some believe that women should not play the didge but that varies from area to area. |
Anonymous from USA |
Never |
It's Aboriginal from Australia |
Warren from USA |
Never |
Never |
Zachary Heidemann &/or Ryan &/or Arrildt from USA |
Always |
Aboriginals, from the outlying islands of australia and new zealand, are given credit for these instruments, however there are also mahogany and bamboo didj's from almost all over the world... |
Zack from USA |
Mostly |
This is one of the oldest instruments known to man. The aboriginal people of australia have used it nearly as long as they have inhabited the continent. Since they never invented the drum, this and clap-sticks were their main percussion instruments. |
Anonymous from USA |
Mostly |
2000 year old instrument played by the first Australians. |
