Djalu Gurruwiwi

Djalu Gurruwiwi (first name also spelled Djalu'; born at Milingimbi Mission^[1] on Wirriku Island, one of the smaller islands in the Wessel Islands group, Northern Territory, Australia, in the early 1930s (before World War II) is a senior member of the Galpu clan, of the Yolngu people. He is an internationally renowned didgeridoo maker and player.^[1]

Overseas tours and performances

• 2002 Rripangu Yidaki Festival, Eisenbach, Germany
• 2003 Joshua Tree Festival, USA
• 2003 Indigenous Peoples Commission cultural visit, Taipei, Taiwan
• 2004 Dubai Sister Cities Forum, United Arab Emirates
• 2005 Yidaki Festa 2005, Okuhida & Tokyo, Japan
• 2007 Mulu Music Festival, Mooloolaba, Australia

Partial discography

• Waluka: Gurritjiri Gurriwiwi featuring Djalu Gurruwiwi. Traditional music from north-east Arnhem Land, Volume 2. Yothu Yindi Foundation – Contemporary Masters Series, 2001
• Djalu teaches and plays yidaki (didjeridu). Traditional music from north-east Arnhem Land, Volume 3. Yothu Yindi Foundation – Contemporary Masters Series, 2001
• Djalu Plays and Teaches Yidaki, Volume 2 (Songs and Stories from the Galpu Clan). Traditional music from north-east Arnhem Land, Volume 6. Yothu Yindi Foundation – Contemporary Masters Series, 2003
• Diltjimurru: Djalu Gurruwiwi. ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2003
• Garrimala ga Rangimurru: Djalu Gurruwiwi. ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2006
• Garrimala ga Warrarra: Djalu Gurruwiwi. ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2006

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Australian, 5 October 2002, "Mr Didgeridoo - Arnhem Land's latest international cult figure - The stringybark kids." by Nicolas Rothwell.

External links

• Djalu Gurruwiwi Profile

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