Gapanbulu Yunupingu teaches basic of yiḏaki (didgeridoo) play.

Filmed in 2006 and 2007. Gapanbulu Yunupingu is a respected and ceremonial yiḏaki (didgeridoo) player of Gumatj clan of Yolŋu people from northeast Arnhem land, NT in Australia. He was trained by the late Mr Munuŋgurr to become a ceremonial yiḏaki player with some other boys from a very early age.  He was one of the yiḏaki players of the indigenous Australian band "Yothu Yindi".  Some might remember when he played yiḏaki as a member of the band at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic in 2000.

Here he teaches very basic of traditional yiḏaki playing technique. He explains how the tongue moves when saying the phrases of "ḏith-dhu" and "dhurrŋ" in his language (Yolŋu matha).

Thank you very much for sharing your skills and knowledge, Gapanbulu.  
Buku-djulŋi and marrkapmirri.

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