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The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« on: September 21, 2006, 02:02:01 AM »
Bought it some time ago.
Listening for the first time, it sounded like a rusty breathless organ.  :D

On the second and third time it started to sound differently.

These songs received in dreams...

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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2006, 09:12:22 AM »
is that traditional or modern aboriginal music? or both?

I will explain a little about traditional aboriginal music when I get time.

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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2006, 03:58:08 AM »
There are both styles - moder and traditional - on the CD.

Of the traditional ones there is a song Budal Lardil from the Mornington Island, from the people who have lived there since before the last ice age. The song played by Wayne Williams Woonan and Lance Gavenor Gagawun has been received directly in dreams.

Another traditional singer on CD is Alan Maralung who has received his songs from two spirits: Bunggridj-bunggridj, a small bird, and Balandjirri, the ghost of deceased Songman. The song on CD came from the bird spirit, who gave Maralung most of his songs. His songs are of Wangga tradition and contain more imporvisation than modern Wangga songs and it is said that he might have been the last representative of older tradition of singing.

As much I understand, other songs on CD are of modern tradition.

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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2006, 07:25:35 AM »
Well, after a few attempts this beautiful Fall day in Iowa, I have crafted my first didjeridu and I am tickled to death, Yawl.  For now I ended up using the end of a wide yardstick that my grampa Ferd always used in his basement workshop, so it has its own power.  Now that I am happy with the measurements v/s the sound I get, 2" X 13" @ 1/4" thick with a 3' piece of rawhide, I'm gonna hand carve a ceremonial one from some special wood I have and probably decorate it when I get the vision for it.  The neighbor lady Gloria, my botanical buddy who lives now in the house gramma and grampa used to call home,
laughed herself silly when I played it for her.  :)

Crazy ol' Tom

p.s.   Seriously, though, I got some a-one goose-bumps from just the little bit that I have stroked the air with her.



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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2006, 01:12:00 AM »
2" X 13" @ 1/4" thick with a 3' piece of rawhide

?? what? 2 inches wide by 13 inches long by 1/4 inch thick - with 3 feet of rawhide? what in god's name is that?

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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2006, 05:12:42 AM »
My "bullroarer", man.  t
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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2006, 09:41:47 AM »
oh! you said it was your didgeridoo, so i was in a spin trying to imagine it.

so you got your bull roarer going? great!

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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2006, 11:40:50 AM »
I guess I had it wrong from what I got off line.  They had listed the didgeridoo and bull roarer in the same sentence and I gathered they were the same thing.  Anyway, the thing makes a wonderful sound and has given me a sore shoulder muscle to boot.  The WJ jean was washing her car ealier and remarked, "Most people have to buy their toys.  Tommy makes his."  Ha.

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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2006, 07:32:06 PM »
  The WJ jean was washing her car ealier and remarked, "Most people have to buy their toys.  Tommy makes his."  Ha.

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Re: The Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal Music
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2006, 10:19:49 PM »
As they say in Virginia, "Hugs back at ya, Girl!"

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