Milkayngu Mununggurr
HARD TONGUE DIDGERIDOO
Exercises in Northeast Arnhem Land Yidaki Style

Yolngu people of Northeast Arnhem Land, Australia, call the didgeridoo yidaki. Their ngänarr-däl, or hard tongue, style has been called the hardest didge playing to learn.

On this CD, ceremonial and original Yothu Yindi player Milkayngu Mununggurr (pictured at left holding the first CD out of the box) distills yidaki playing to the basics. Spoken and detailed written instructions & diagrams accompany the exercises. The instructions included in the CD are in English, but several translations are available below. Rhythms are recorded at various speeds, with both the sound of the yidaki and the breathing audible.

This is the first recording of a Yolngu player explaining the fundamental techniques clearly in terms we can all understand. With it you will be able to understand and learn from other recordings much easier. The recording was produced by the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre in Yirrkala, with an unprecedented amount of the proceeds going to the artist, and the rest towards maintenance of this Yolngu-owned business.

If you play didgeridoo and have struggled to learn the Yolngu yidaki playing style, this is the primer you need. If you want to learn from Yolngu and buy a didjeridu CD that supports them directly, this is the one.

mp3's from the CD Milkay Introduces the CD (207k) Exercise 2, track 10 dith-dhu fast (90k) Exercise 4, track 18 dhirrl-lo slow (100k) Exercise 9, track 38 dup-pu dhirrl dhirrl fast (76k) The End Result jamming with the techniques (166k)

Liner Notes Castellano Deutsche English Français Italiana Japanese Portuguesa

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