List of didgeridoo players
This is a list of notable musicians who play the Australian instrument known as the didgeridoo.
Australia
[edit]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:
- Mark Atkins
- William Barton[3]
- Adrian Burragubba
- Alan Dargin
- Ernie Dingo
- David Hudson
- David Williams
- Kiernan Ironfield
Non-Aboriginal Australian didgeridoo players:
- Anthony Field
- Rolf Harris
- Charlie McMahon
- Adam Plack
- Xavier Rudd
- Dwain Phillis
United States
[edit]Performers who use the didgeridoo as a secondary instrument
[edit]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:
- Art Baron
- Brandon Boyd
- John Butler
- Douglas Ewart
- Wycliffe Gordon
- Like a Storm
- Christian Lindberg
- Brendon Urie
- Peter Zummo
References
[edit]- ^ "History of the Didgeridoo Yidaki". Aboriginal Arts. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Elkin, A. P. (1930). The Australian Aborigines.
- ^ "Solo for Didgeridoo". The Age. Melbourne. 8 May 2005.