What Exactly IS a Didgeridoo??

An Explanation and what the Didgeridoo is, from the Dreamtime to Today

So what is a didgeridoo, or is that supposed to be Didjeridu or Yidaki?? Well the didgeridoo is an instrument foremost, and very likely one of the oldest instruments known to man.

In recent years the didgeridoo has seen a revival in interest from a little know about instrument used by the Aborigines of northern Australia in ceremonies and festive gatherings, to a popular musical addition to rock bands, ochestras, techno and trance music, solo musical productions and it's even used in healing.

The didgeridoo is a wooden wind instrument made a hollow piece of eucalupt tree log grown the northern region of Australia. Termites eat the insides of certain hardwood tree types which are then cut and cleaned to make an authentic didgeridoo.

• Didgeridoo History
  
  The didgeridoo is one of the oldest, if not the oldest wind instruments in the world.
• What is Didgeridoo Made from?
  
  Traditonally the didgeridoo was made from Hardwood from Arnhem Land, in Northern Territories of Australia, but now they are made of all sorts of natural materials such as Bamboo, Eucalyptus, Bees Wax and synthetic materials such as PVC pipe. 
• How does a didgeridoo work?
  
  Sound made by pressing the lips to the mouthpiece of a didgeridoo and blowing with vibrating lips resonates down the hollow inside of the didgeridoo pipe and escapes from the end.
• Traditional Didgeridoo Maintenance
  
  How the Australian Aborigines traditionally cared for and repaired their digeridoos.