Djalu Gurruwiwi

Djalu Gurruwiwi; born on Wirriku Iceland, one of the smaller of the Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, Australia, in the early 1940s ( before the Second World War), is a clan elder of the Galpu clan from the ethnic group of the Yolngu. He is internationally renowned didgeridoo maker and has started since the turn of the millennium to perform with members of his family and his clan as a cultural ambassador of his people.

Concert activities (detail)

  • 2002 Rripangu Yidaki Festival, Eisenbach, Germany
  • 2003 Joshua Tree Festival, USA
  • 2003 Indigenous Peoples Cultural Exchange Commission, 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 (detail)

  • Waluka: Gurritjiri Gurriwiwi feat. 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 communities ). Traditional music from north-east Arnhem Land, Volume 6 Yothu Yindi Foundation - Contemporary Masters Series, 2003
  • Diltjimurru. ON- Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2003
  • Gary Mala ga Rangimurru. ON- Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2006
  • Gary Mala ga Warrarra. ON- Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2006
Yolngu people
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