Djalu Gurruwiwi
Djalu Gurruwiwi ; born on Wirriku Island, one of the smaller Wessel Islands , Northern Territory , Australia , in the early 1940s (before World War II ), is a clan - elder of the Galpu clan of the Yolngu ethnic group . He is an internationally renowned didgeridoo maker and since the turn of the millennium has begun to act as cultural ambassadors for his people with members of his family and clan .
Concert activities (excerpt)
- 2002 Rripangu Yidaki Festival , Eisenbach, Germany
- 2003 Joshua Tree Festival , USA
- 2003 Indigenous Peoples Commission Cultural Exchange, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2004 Dubai Sister Cities Forum , United Arab Emirates
- 2005 Yidaki Festa 2005 , Okuhida & Tokyo, Japan
- 2007 Mulu Music Festival , Mooloolaba, Australia
- 2009 Didgin 'Oz , Australian Music Festival, Cesenatico, Italy
Discography (excerpt)
- Waluka: Gurritjiri Gurriwiwi feat. Djalu Gurruwiwi . Traditional Music from North-East Arnhemland, Volume 2, Yothu Yindi Foundation, Contemporary Masters Series, 2001
- Djalu teaches and plays yidaki (didjeridu) . Traditional Music from North-East Arnhemland, 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 Arnhemland, Volume 6.Yothu Yindi Foundation - Contemporary Masters Series, 2003
- Diltjimurru . ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2003
- Garrimala ga Rangimurru . ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2006
- Garrimala ga Warrarra . ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2006
literature
- Djalu 'Gurruwiwi, Dhangal Gurruwiwi, Guan Lim: "Yidaki: A Perspective from Northeast Arnhem Land", in: The Didgeridoo Phenomenon. From prehistoric times to modern times: history, development, trade, ecology, physics, building instructions published by David Lindner. Traumzeit-Verlag, Battweiler 2003, ISBN 3-933825-24-5 .
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SURNAME | Gurruwiwi, Djalu |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian musician and cultural ambassador |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wirriku Island, Wessel Islands |