Didgeridoo

The didgeridoo (or didjeridu) is a unique wind instrument of the Australian Aborigines of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an aerophone.

The modern didgeridoo industry

Most didgeridoos found in shops are not authentic instruments. They are usually mass produced in factories or mass harvested in Australian forests, often by non-Aboriginal entrepreneurs but also sometimes by Aboriginal people. There are also didgeridoos that are made from plastic, leather, glass, agave, yucca and other materials. For a cheap and simple didgeridoo, a length of PVC pipe makes an ideal beginner's instrument. The musician who wishes learn or play on a real instrument should be careful of retailers who make claims of authenticity; more likely than not, these retail instruments are imitations.

Related Topics:
Agave - Yucca - PVC

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