Groote Eylandt yiraka (didgeridoo) playing style
This is an impromptu recording of yiraka playing, demonstrated by Jason Guwarnbal first and taken up later by Djalu' Gurruwiwi. Yiraka is the name for the didgeridoo in Groote Eylandt among the Anindilyakwa-speaking people.
The song played by Guwarnbal is fishing for parrotfish (ra:kum ga larlu). When Djalu picks up where Guwarnbal left off, Guwarnbal commences singing, momentarily, in a shaky-voice manner characteristic of Anindilyakwa singing.
At the end, Djalu' demonstrates the yiraka mouth sound patterns for the song he had just played.
The Galpu have strong links to families at Groote Eylandt through marriage, and there is regular travel back and forth to visit each other. There are Galpu family members living at Groote Eylandt currently.
Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: ididjaustralia
Length: 02:41
Rating: 4.85
Views: 6043
Tags: aboriginal anindilyakwa arnhem didgeridoo didjeridu djalu eylandt groote gurruwiwi land music yidaki yiraka yirdaki
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