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I kept hoping the camera would zoom in a little. It's hard not looking at his expressions. It seems that if you could stick a didge up there, he could drone along.

There's none! Other then fun, sharing and saying hello.....................very interesting how some off you are reacting on the three letter word G O D!!! This word could mean any thing depending from what angle your looking ad or what state of mind you are. For me god or gods in this particular thread is none other then my SUPER-HERROs. The ones that make me Shock and Auw ad this particular time and space and given subject. And what these guys are doing is seen as magic in my world. They have the ability to touch something in me that is beyond words. Even poetry comes short. And yes you all are soooooo right, this is soooooo subjective! But still there my GODs.

Peter, I think you misunderstand my comments- I wasn't disputing the artistic excellence of some of the players mentioned, rather just wanted people to share what they are looking for when labeling such players as 'gods'. I'm not thinking of it in any religious context at all!

I am looking for someone who actually plays a tune! Too many western didge players who post on youtube and so on are just playing sounds for the hell of it. Si Mullumby (great in the days of Byron bay didgeridoo players) could actually play a song that you could sing to whilst doing the washing up. My criteria would have to include that. Then there is (was) Phil Jackson - another lovely player. Not only was he tuneful, but his repatoir of actual songs was huge. Some players get stuck playing one rhythm, but not Phil.

Okidoki, indeed misunderstood J.

Cheers,

P

[quote="danielsaan Then there is (was) Phil Jackson - another lovely player. Not only was he tuneful, but his repatoir of actual songs was huge. Some players get stuck playing one rhythm, but not Phil.[/quote]

Was Phil Jackson?????? am I missing something here?? Bought a small didge off him in Queensland 1999

hey there,

i do agree with those who understand there's music and there's playing... i'm most attracted by music, regardless of skill... to me, music is a kind of language... skill is the vocabulary... the more vocabulary u have, the best or more accurately u can transmit your message... but if there's no message to transmit, it won't matter that u are the deadliest skilled freak in the world, because u'll be saying nothing...

back to didge... yeah, i agree with guan about winiwini and marrilaga... i've never had the pleasure of having adam marrilaga playing next to me, but i have had the pleasure of having winiwini, not few times, as well as many other yolngu... and regardless all the trad-right things he's doing when he plays, most of which i'm unaware of, i can totally feel the intention behind each one of his tongue movements... larry enjoys each "dith" he plays as if he was eating caviar, having the most fun he could! and that, along with the "super deep power" he's got, is what really reaches and touches me... we shouldn't forget winiwini is quite talented for music in general, not just yidaki...

regarding contemporary stuff, i think ondrej smeyckel is the one investigating on how to push the limits... and i do like a lot what he's doing... but if we are talking about the music we'd play while washing dishes (best analogy, daniel!), the only one i'd really listen to would be Si... Perhaps it is that he was my first and possibly only (well, wallis buchanan too, of course) nontrad influence, and that disables my objectivity... i can tell he's a grrreat musician...and so much to tell!

marcos

ps-have u seen the guy of the ukelele on youtube? i'm sure most of u have, but if u haven't...


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Was Phil Jackson?????? am I missing something here?? Bought a small didge off him in Queensland 1999[/quote]

Lol! No, Phil is still with us. When I use the word 'was', I mean he has drifted away from "The Scene". Is in on Brighton Radio these days.