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List of didgeridoo players

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

Australia

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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 didgeridoo players:

United States

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Performers who use the didgeridoo as a secondary instrument

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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

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  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.