1972 to 1973, I was one of the team of the Cultural Foundation and I used to travel a lot. Every time I went past Katherine, past Northern Territory, I never seen yidaki before, with Yol\u (Aboriginal) People. I can see people using just the boomerang. It's like a didjeridu for them. For us, we had a didjeridu, and it was completely different. Dhiya\u bala (nowadays), the yidaki, it's all over Kimberly, right across to South Australia, right up to Western Australia, North Australia, all using yidaki.

Djambawa Marawili
Madarrpa clan leader

 

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