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Possibly the world's oldest musical instrument
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A wind instrument originally found in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia.
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Is made from limbs and tree trunks hollowed out by termites (insects).
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Is cut to an average length of 1.3 metres and cleaned out with a stick. or hot coals.
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Was used as an accompaniment to chants and songs.
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Produces a low-pitch, resonant sound with complex rhythmic patterns.
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In sure tribal groups only played by men but in most groups by men, women and children.
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Traditional various forms at the didjeridoo where found in Central Australia around Alice Springs.
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The Didgeridoo is the sound of Australia.
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If the earth had a voice it would be the sound of the Didgeridoo.