Name and Country |
What inspired you to learn the didj? |
| Al from Australia |
The didj |
| Anonymous |
Its a perfect mix for entering into higher states. Vibration + Sound + Breathing. That was at the beginning. Then I'm very interested in aboriginal cultures of the world, I'm a studier of ancient cultures and tribes. Amazon, Africa, Australia and trying to lead urban occidental people to aboriginal inner connections everybody have inside its selfs. |
| Alexander Lavrishchev from Russia |
I love its magic sound |
| Amy from USA |
I am working with kids on the history of Australia. I would love to include this instrument and how the culture is continued as a tradition! |
| Anandini from USA |
The feeling. The first time as a child that I heard one, I was entranced! I felt the breathing in my body and was suddenly energized and more calm than I had ever felt! And I wasn't even the one playing it!! When I received one on loan as an adult, I learned to circular breathe and play some on it. I knew that this was an instrument that I wanted to play. I still do. |
| Andrew King from Australia |
I'm part aboriginal,and I wanted to learn a unique instrument |
| Andrew from United Kingdom |
Jamiroquai's Emergency on Planet Earth album |
| Andrew from Australia |
I wanted to learn an instrument and since I have an aboriginal background I chose this. |
| Anonymous |
Travel |
| Andy from United Kingdom |
Haunting sound & intriguing to play. |
| Angela from USA |
I haven't not yet. But I would love to learn. I am Native American and am very interested in older cultures as mine. |
| Anonymous |
A little |
| Angie from USA |
Loved the sound of it, and loved I felt listening to that sound, when I experienced it for the first time when I was 4 or 5. Was immediately drawn to it and have always wanted to learn how. |
| Anonymous from USA |
I have wanted one for quite a while, but they never taught it in school, and a good one is not terribly affordable. |
| Antonio Mara from Italy |
I love the sound of this instrument, it have the same effect of hypnosis on me, it relaxes me incredibly. |
| Anonymous from Australia |
Curiosity, X Rudd |
| Anonymous |
Sounds great and I play wind instruments |
| Audrey from USA |
A friend who is quite proficient. |
| Anonymous |
I have a cousin that moved to Australia and she sent her brother back a didj. I tried to play it and found that it was very hard so that made me determined to learn how to play it. I made my own didj, out of a PVC pipe and played on that, on and off for about a year and then when I learned how to circular breath on the PVC pipe I bought a real didj. |
| Barbara McCrea from USA |
I want to learn so badly, I have heard these played, but would likely have to get lessons. |
| Bas from Netherlands |
I got the bamboo didge from a friend and I found it a pity to just let it stand in a corner. I then found a teacher who does workshops and he got me really interested in more background information as well as playing the instrument itself. |
| Anonymous |
I like the rhythmic sounds and the vibrations |
| Billy from Brazil |
In youtube have many videos about Didgeridoo, I watch everything!! |
| Brad Cole from USA |
Many years ago a friend had a bamboo 1 he offered for me to try.and when I did,to my surprise I could make the soud.but what really caused my to pursue it to the level I have is at a grateful dead show.at which I had eaten a very large dose of lsd. some time during the night I encountered to fellow who were playing.the effects of the sound on me was incredible. I even saw rainbow colors extruding from the didgeridoos. |
| Brendan Moloney from Spain |
I have always been interested in cultures,tribes so I guess it started there. The second thing that sparked me off when is when I first found out about Aboriginals and their culture. I remember seeing the bullroarer and being so amazed I went out the back and made myself one:-) Then years later I came across a Didgeridoo teacher which was perfect because I had never found one. Since then I have never looked back. |
| Brenton Roberts from Australia |
Had a turn on a friends and fell in love with this instrument that allows individuality and expression |
| Candy from USA |
When I picked one up and played around with it a bit in a tourist shop in Byron Bay. A few notes actually came through and it made me more interested in looking around at them to find one that I could afford to take home and practice. |
| Anonymous |
Heard a street musician |
| Carolyn from Australia |
To be able to sing the land |
| Cheri from USA |
My mother. |
| Chris from United Kingdom |
Heard a guy playing at a festival and was amazed |
| Anonymous |
A workshop where I experienced the effect of playing on myself |
| Anonymous from USA |
I love this traditions and history behind it. I also like the fact that it is played from the body not the mind. It seems like it would be a very spiritual thing to take a part in |
| Christian Hens from Germany |
At first in my holidays I bought a teakwood-didgeridoo. It was made in Bali |
| Anonymous from Austria |
I was curious, listened to some didge music and then immediately started playing. |
| Cindy Roma from Australia |
I have never learnt the didj, but I do enjoy the deadly sounds that can be heard by this original instrument. |
| Anonymous |
The sound |
| Anonymous |
My high school physics professor |
| Dana Bleitz from USA |
I grew up listening to ethnomusicology recordings and Loved the sound. I am also DETERMINED to learn how to circular breath. I get away - currently - with good breath control. |
| Dana from USA |
Watching this really old man playing one at a Dead fest and he let me try to play his wives. I have been interested ever since. |
| Anonymous from USA |
My wife could play it on her first try when on our honeymoon in Australia |
| Dave from Canada |
The music of Xavier Rudd - I saw him a folk festival a number of years ago. I had never heard "good" didge playing before, and I hadn't realized the variety of sounds that can be made. |
| Dave Feetam from Australia |
Enjoy the music |
| David from Canada |
It's very unique |
| David Veal from USA |
The mesmerizing sound. There is nothing like it. |
| Denny Simpson from USA |
Lewis Burns |
| Dominic from USA |
I herd the sound of a didge on a CD, it was a life-changing event for me. I was insanely hooked and had to learn how to play. |
| Anonymous |
Your site |
| Anonymous |
Pictures |
| Eddie Daughton from United Kingdom |
Hearing it..... |
| Eddie Govender from USA |
I am Indian person our instruments are close to the didj |
| Eduardo from Ecuador |
The few facts I have learned about aboriginal culture |
| Francisco from Chile |
En sonido que produce |
| Anonymous from France |
The peaceful feeling it inspires me |
| Frank from USA |
I heard one played 'live' at Burning Man this summer and absolutely fell in love with the sound. When I got back to the woods where I lived and went hiking I heard didge sounds out in nature (and saw didges in the trees). The first thing I did was make one from PVC and got some real drones so moved on to a store bought 'modern' didge also of PVC then one of the cheapo teak units that required some tweaks before it would toot at all and finally to an aboriginal unit that plays like a dream. I'm now hooked and will be rounding out my collection with some low note didges and more high fast units. |
| Frans Essers from Netherlands |
The way the sound touched me |
| Anonymous from Canada |
The instrument has always intrigued me since I was young and heard it on a TV show (Skippy the Bush Kangaroo) and as a bass player, it has such a power and depth or tone. They my best friend took it up and has passed a couple of sticks |
| Garry from Australia |
I love the sound and always admired well made Didj's. It was only natural that these would lead to playing. |
| Gary Phillips from USA |
Experiencing a heeler from mexico, who studied with Aboriginal people. |
| Anonymous |
I've never played but would like to learn |
| Anonymous from USA |
Love the sound! |
| Gerard School from Netherlands |
The sound always interested me and I heard that snoring may cure:-) |
| Gerard Tegenbosch from Netherlands |
The sound of it |
| Graham from New Zealand |
Have always had an interest since living in Australia |
| Greg Furbish from USA |
A wonderfully simplistic instrument that produces a mind-blowing sound that spoke to me at a very basic level musically |
| Gregoire from France |
It relax me and make me to do a exercise which I like, it"s spiritual and physical, and my cat sleep well with didj |
| Hannah Wenger from USA |
I was at school one day and I was reading about the bassoon. There was a link to the Didgeridoo in the corner of the page. I clicked on it and started reading. It reminded me of the time that my mother took me to a park all about Australia and I heard some people playing the didgeridoo. It sounded so beautiful and original. So after reading about the didgeridoo, I decided that I really was quite interested in learning how to play it. |
| Anonymous |
I think they're unique and interesting instruments. I like the sounds they produce. They are a fairly rare instrument, and not many people know about them. |
| Howard from USA |
I love the sound. It's like connecting with nature and the earth. Once I learned to circular breathe there are moments when I fell like I become one the didge. |
| Isabel from Canada |
Friends |
| Jack from USA |
I've just heard several various sounds played on the didge, and I'd love to learn. I have a Native American flute, and several other instruments, and would love to add some skills with the didge. |
| Anonymous from United Kingdom |
Aborigine culture |
| James Parker Iii from USA |
Going to drum circles and hearing the didj. Also purchasing my first bamboo piece that I learned how to circular breathe on back in January of 1997. Since then the inspiration also became spiritual survival to say the least at some of the dark times of life. |
| Anonymous from USA |
I play trombone and I love the sound of the didj. |
| Jan Stanek from Czech Republic |
I like the sound of a nice release for the game. |
| Jan from Netherlands |
The sound of the didge and his calming fibres. |
| Jan Vlach from Czech Republic |
I heard the sound of the radio and I like the sound of a didgeridoo very much since then. |
| Anonymous from USA |
I have seen many friends gather around and teach one another different styles of playing the didj. |
| Anonymous from USA |
It's unique sound. Nothing else like it. I also like the idea of hold old the instrument is. |
| Jared from USA |
Exotic and primal. Very earthy instrument |
| Jason Aken from USA |
Back in high school, I discovered an "Outback" cassette tape and found the didge, guitar, and drum combination Amazing! I stumbled upon a PVC pipe later, made a wax mouthpiece for it and have been hooked ever since. |
| Anonymous from Canada |
The sound! |
| Jay from USA |
A good friend of mine from medical school had one. I have seeking a meditative process that suited me, and his description of playing the didj sounded perfect for my spiritual inclinations |
| Jean-pierre Gay from France |
A natural instrument with a very good and unusual sound |
| Anonymous |
My sons |
| Jeff from USA |
Love the sound |
| Anonymous from USA |
Me and a team of teachers constructed a 2 week integrated unit on Australia. |
| Jeremy Iparraguirre from France |
Kaophonic Tribu, Hilight Tribe, OliveTreeDance, |
| Jeremy from USA |
I had heard it played throughout my childhood on different tv shows, movies, that sorta stuff, but never knew what it was till a few years ago when I saw one played inside of a mall, recognized the sound, asked them what it was... and went from there! |
| Anonymous from USA |
Other than voice, I get to hear something that predates everything around us save earth. You can breath timeless. |
| Jesse from Finland |
Hearing the sound of it when I saw an Australian man playing it on Helsinki's street, hearing some bands using it and looking at maaaany videos. CIrcular breathing is still from time to time breaking when I play, but I'm getting the hang of it. |
| Jesus from USA |
Nature |
| Jim Wafer from New Zealand |
A vision. |
| Anonymous |
No one else knew it |
| Johan Thaens from Belgium |
Can't really point it in some words, it's like love I guess |
| John from USA |
The sound. Uniqueness of the instrument. |
| Anonymous from Canada |
15 years ago or so, I heard Didge for the first time by accident while at a favourite rock bar in Toronto Canada. I was sitting at the bar alone, somewhat upset with life and things, and then there was this band playing, soft drums, and this guy on a Didge. He'd been playing a while, and he was really good, and the sound was just healing me and I didn't even realize it until many minutes passed. Then I broke out of my thoughts and I turned and looked at them, and I knew, I had to find out what that is, and I had to learn to play it, because that is the most awesome sound I have ever heard. |
| John from USA |
Listening to other players, and an interest in meditative breath work. |
| Jonathan Coote from Canada |
Listening to my favorite music artist Kevin Prosch whom uses ethnic instruments in his band including the didj inspired me to start it myself. |
| Anonymous |
I'm a trumpet player and in addition to loving the sounds of the instrument, it seems to me to be one of the oldest trumpets on the planet. |
| Joseph from USA |
I am a musician |
| Anonymous |
I heard about it at school and watched it on youtube |
| Anonymous |
Never did |
| Keith Black from USA |
I want to learn this website has inspired me |
| Anonymous |
I am a perc. and I love the sound feelings and tradition of the didj. |
| Anonymous |
Like the sound, very moving |
| Anonymous from USA |
I love the way it sounds, and Blekbala Mujik. |
| Kyle from Canada |
I heard a man play the didj and a 12 string guitar plus I've been taught some sounds at other festivals so when my friend gave me a free didj to play I started learning |
| Anonymous from USA |
I heard it played at an International Flower Essence Conference at Findhorn in Scotland and was very intrigued to learn more. |
| Laura from New Zealand |
My beautiful friends and spiritual teachers who play. |
| Liam Skeates-udy from Australia |
My fathers playing and being around it at all the folk festivals I go to and having been around aboriginal people and culture a lot of my life |
| Anonymous from Brazil |
Its unique sound and the meditative state it gives you when you play it or listen to it. |
| Anonymous from USA |
I love the sound, I love the instrument, I love the history, I love the art... |
| Anonymous |
Sound making and singing sacred chants. |
| Anonymous |
I like many musical instruments and It has been a gift from my wife |
| Anonymous |
I am a musician and I am interested in hearing new musical instruments and learning to play them. |
| Luis Antonio from Mexico |
By the magical sounds and what it represents. I like so much the sounds, you know is like the morning with birds o the night with the crickets singing. |
| Anonymous |
The sound of the didge just vibrated my body and the first times wasn't able to stand still but had to dance always. |
| M from USA |
The artist |
| Marc from USA |
I heard it being played a lot while I was down under and became very interested in it. |
| Marc Thomas from United Kingdom |
I have family in Oz and my brother plays. |
| Anonymous from Germany |
Freunde, die Didj seit längerem spielen |
| Mark Dunne from Ireland |
It's the coolest sound from a musical instrument |
| Mark Leipfert from USA |
Sound, Culture, originality. |
| Markus from Germany |
I have been a trumpet player for over a decade so it is somehow natural to be interested in similar instruments. The didgeridoo has always been my love on the waiting list and now it reached the top. Yeah. |
| Matt Chacey from USA |
The music it makes and the feeling it produces. I love that it is a natural sound and that not many people know of it. |
| Matt Salvage from United Kingdom |
Seeing somebody play at Glastonbury. The sound just amazed me. |
| Matti Virtanen from Finland |
The whole culture, the instrument, the sound, the atmosphere, the trance.. It's something no other instrument can go close. I remember the first time I saw an aboriginal playing the didj when I was visiting Australia as a little kid and I was very impressed. The thought loomed over me for ten years before I had a chance to acquire an instrument. Sadly though, it had to be quite small for her to get it to me in airplane (to avoid it being damaged in the gargo) and thus it doesn't have the sound it could have. |
| Anonymous |
Incubus |
| Michael from United Kingdom |
Rolf |
| Michelle Simons from USA |
I want to learn so bad. |
| Anonymous from Spain |
I like so much the sound and the culture of aboriginals |
| Anonymous from Finland |
My wife, because she believes that playing helps me to sleep better without noise |
| Anonymous from USA |
Some clients of mine play the didj, and I really like it. |
| Nathan from USA |
Herd the drone at a fair by a dealer and was forever hooked |
| Neil from Canada |
The challenge of learning to circular breathe, and the slightly unearthly and wonderful sound of the didj. |
| Nicolas from United Kingdom |
When I found this website I wanted to learn to play the sound I hear like a dog barking and a wolf hailing. Plus the sounds I hear on your website try so hard but without a real Didgeridoo it is hard. ever since I was a child and first heard a didgeridoo in a film All I wanted was a real Didgeridoo. |
| Anonymous from Norway |
I love the sound. |
| Anonymous from Norway |
I really like the sound and the mood it brings. |
| Anonymous from USA |
The amazing sound that it makes |
| Patrick Bodine from USA |
The tonal qualities and the drones |
| Anonymous from USA |
Tantric sounds |
| Anonymous |
I bought a didj for decoration and liked playing it. |
| Paul from United Kingdom |
The sound and history |
| Pavel from Russia |
My friend which play very good |
| Penny O'brien from USA |
My daughter who loves to play |
| Peter Richards from USA |
Hearing Inlakesh play at an Expo. |
| Phil Kotofskie from USA |
A performance at the rock and mineral store where I worked. They did a healing blow on me and I was hooked. |
| Raymond from USA |
I have been a Kite traction sports/ Kite Buggying now for several years. At the annual kite buggy event in USA NABX at Ivanpah dry lake Primm Nevada one of the kite buggiers brought their didje to play. Hearing that didj hoot while kite buggying nearly a mile away from camp is a sound I will never forget:)!!!!! |
| Renaud from China (pr) |
Simon Mullumby (Si)! I was at this time a student in Galway, Ireland. During summer, main street use to fill with musician and artisans. Si was playing didgeridoo with a drum set and a female singer... I was amazed! |
| Rex Womack from USA |
Heard a recording playing in a shop. Saw Stephen Kent playing with his band and was hooked. |
| Anonymous |
Its connection to nature. its cool! sounds great, its different and easy to carry round, then you just sit and play where ever you like!! |
| Richard Elms from Australia |
Interest in aboriginal culture, and a fascination with the short, ochre painted didge that was around our house when I was growing up |
| Anonymous from USA |
Singing with the LeGuarde Twins, two Australian blokes. |
| Robert Quintarelli from Australia |
I bought a didge 13 years ago for my younger brother and 3 years ago when I started my new life I saw it in the wardrobe and it just came to me and I'm so happy it did |
| Robin from USA |
Like the sound |
| Roger from USA |
History nut |
| Roxy from USA |
The sounds that come from it are mystical and alluring. |
| Ruslans Rubcena from Ireland |
Just like ethnic musical tools, I play djembe as well, and didgeridoo sound with djembe sound very nice. |
| Ryan Deirmendjian from USA |
The freaking awesome sound and sounds made |
| Anonymous |
Love music and healing aspect |
| Scott Hazen from USA |
I heard someone at a swap meet playing and stop to talk. I picked up a didj and was instantly able to make sound. When playing, I feel a connection with past lives. |
| Scott Stewart from United Kingdom |
Love the variety of sounds that can be made from such a basic instrument. Also, it is a very relaxing thing to play. A stress-buster! |
| Scott from USA |
I've always loved the sound, but didn't know anything about the didj. |
| Sean Lake from USA |
Hearing a person play and listening to the sound and the background of it is what inspired me the most |
| Severin Bisewski from Switzerland |
I was interested a long time ago on the sound of a Didgeridoo |
| Sid from USA |
I heard the music as part of a movie soundtrack when I was younger, and have been an avid listener since. |
| Stephen from USA |
A wonderful soul, sitting on the hill of Barton Springs, here in Austin, TX, shared his passion and knowledge of the didj and the culture surrounding it. |
| Steve from USA |
A friend had one and I gave it a shot and I had always been interested in world aboriginal cultures so I was given a painted (poor) PVC deal from India and I got a piece of PVC from the hardware store for a different key. The relaxing tones of the didge interest me since I sometimes have a large amount of anxiety. |
| Anonymous from USA |
I bought a cheap indonesian import and have been hooked since |
| Susan Levy from United Kingdom |
I have no idea! I love the sound and also the concept,the history of the didgeridoo is riveting and I have such respect for ancient traditions. |
| Anonymous |
To annoy people |
| Tanner from USA |
I saw it on the internet. |
| Anonymous from Canada |
Gary Diggins Toronto Ontario My visits to Australia My interest in Indigenous culture |
| Anonymous |
Haven't learned to play |
| Terry from USA |
Darn if I know. I just like it. |
| Anonymous |
The name and hearing one |
| Thiago from Brazil |
Its sound. It took me a couple of years to learn what produced that amazing sound, after I first heard it on TV. |
| Anonymous |
My teacher telling me about them |
| Tony from Australia |
We travelled around the top end of Australia for 4 months with my family. I wanted my 2 boys to learn it. THey picked it up quickly, I took about 10 weeks to circular breathe (about 2 hrs a day). Since then we haven't looked back. I love the tone, the vibrations and the act of playing relaxes me after a hard day at work. |
| Troy from USA |
The history of the didgeridoo and the Aboriginal people. |
| Veronique from France |
It is the breathe of the earth, of all the worlds: those we know and the others... |
| Anonymous from Argentina |
I love the sound |
| Wayne Cook from Australia |
I just love the beautiful and relaxing sound,Its the sound of the true outback Australia. |
| Will from USA |
A trip to the Blue Mountains |
| William from USA |
I have always loved the sound |
| Anonymous from Canada |
I used to play trombone, and I am a big fan of wind instruments. The Didgeridoo was fascinating me with the low, continuous vibe that gets through the body and lifts the mind away. |
| Zach from USA |
I have always wanted to learn how to play the didgeridoo and it's mystical sound has always fascinated me like none other |
| Zack from Australia |
My uncles |
