Djalu Gurruwiwi

Djalu Gurruwiwi (born at Milingimbi Mission on Wirriku Island (also known as Jirgarri Island), one of the smaller islands in the Wessel Islands group, Northern Territory, Australia, in about 1930, is a senior member of the Galpu clan, of the Yolngu people. He is an internationally renowned didgeridoo maker and player.

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• Djalu s personal yirdaki
• Overseas tours and performances
• Partial discography
• References

Gurruwiwi is also a respected artist, with his paintings on eucalyptus bark being acquired by numerous important institutions, including the National Gallery of Victoria and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia.

Overseas tours and performances

2002 Rripangu Yidaki Festival, Eisenbach, Germany

2003 Joshua Tree Festival, USA

2003 Indigenous Peoples Commission cultural visit, Taipei, Taiwan

2004 Dubai Sister Cities Forum, United Arab Emirates

2005 Yidaki Festa 2005, Okuhida & Tokyo, Japan

2007 Mulu Music Festival, Mooloolaba, Australia

Partial discography

Waluka: Gurritjiri Gurriwiwi featuring Djalu Gurruwiwi. Traditional music from north-east Arnhem Land, Volume 2. Yothu Yindi Foundation – Contemporary Masters Series, 2001

Djalu teaches and plays yidaki (didjeridu). Traditional music from north-east Arnhem Land, Volume 3. Yothu Yindi Foundation – Contemporary Masters Series, 2001

Djalu Plays and Teaches Yidaki, Volume 2 (Songs and Stories from the Galpu Clan). Traditional music from north-east Arnhem Land, Volume 6. Yothu Yindi Foundation – Contemporary Masters Series, 2003

Diltjimurru: Djalu Gurruwiwi. ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2003

Garrimala ga Rangimurru: Djalu Gurruwiwi. ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2006

Garrimala ga Warrarra: Djalu Gurruwiwi. ON-Records & Djalu Gurruwiwi, 2006