Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about
The Didgeridoo
"As with imagemaking, Aboriginal music also unites consciousness with the invisible laws and energy patterns of nature. Aboriginal art is perhaps most accurately described as a method for gaining knowledge of nature and its invisible Dreaming. An example is the playing of the didjeridoo, a long wooden flute, perhaps the oldest musical instrument on earth.
Traditionally, an Aborigine would go into nature and listen intensely to animal sounds, not just voices but also the flapping of wings or the thump of feet on the ground. The Aborigine would also listen to the sounds of wind, thunder, trees creaking, and water running. The essences of all these sounds were played with as much accuracy as possible within the droning sound of the didjereedoo. For the Aborigine, the observation of nature immediately requires a state of empathy, which leads to am imitative expression."
10 Didgeridoo Facts
- Possibly the world's oldest musical instrument.
- A wind instrument originally found in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia.
- Is made from limbs and tree trunks hollowed out by termites (insects).
- Is cut to an average length of 1.3 metres and cleaned out with a stick. or hot coals.
- Was used as an accompaniment to chants and songs.
- Produces a low-pitch, resonant sound with complex rhythmic patterns.
- In sure tribal groups only played by men but in most groups by men, women and children.
- Traditional forms of the didjeridoo where found right accross the Australian Northern Territory.
- The Didgeridoo is the sound of Australia.
- If the earth had a voice it would be the sound of the Didgeridoo.
And as always have a chilled day from the Viking
Comments
Post a Comment