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This is a list of notable musicians who play the Australian instrument known as the didgeridoo.


Australia

Aboriginal Australian players from traditional didgeridoo regions (according to A.P. Elkin, in 1938 the instrument was "only known in eastern Kimberley and the northern third of the Northern Territory[1]), belonging to clans that claim the didgeridoo as part of their ancient ancestral heritage:[2]

Aboriginal players from non-traditional didgeridoo regions:

Non-Aboriginal Australian digeridoo players:

United States

Performers who use the didgeridoo as a secondary instrument

A number of didgeridoo players are jazz or classical trombonists (or, alternatively, players of other wind or string instruments) who double on the didgeridoo, using it as a secondary instrument. These include:

References

  1. ^ "History of the Didgeridoo Yidaki". Aboriginal Arts. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ Elkin, A.P. (1930). The Australian Aborigines.
  3. ^ "Solo for Didgeridoo". The Age. Melbourne. 8 May 2005.
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