Events

Yidaki (Didgeridoo) Event in Osaka

23 November 2011

Northeast Arnhem Land is home to the Indigenous Yolngu people, one of the largest Indigenous groups in Australia, and one which has succeeded in maintaining a vigorous traditional Indigenous culture.

Yolngu is the home of the yidaki, which has been named the didgeridoo in English. Yidaki players require a wide variety of performing techiniques and an outstanding sense of rhythm in order to improvise freely. They improve their techniques while playing music in traditional ceremonies.

Three young Yolngu men, Elijah Gundjurruwuy, a Yidaki player, David Djinipirdi, a singer and Emmanuel Birimangawuy, a dancer, are coming to play in Osaka. They will participate in the Japan-Australia Friendship Exchange Concert 2011 "Beats of the Earth".

Please come along and feel the beat by the Yolngu performers.

Japan-Australia Friendship Exchange Concert 2011 in Osaka
Date	23 November 2011 *Participation: Advance reservation by mail is necessary. (First 720 applicants) Please specify your name, address, and number participants and send to either of the following addresses with a self-addressed envelop with an 80 yen stamp on it. ■Head office: Mr Kimihiro Oda c/o Osaka shiritsu Nakado Shogakkou, 1-7-39 Tamatsu, Higashi Nari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 537-0023 ■Project manager: Mr Hachiro Tabata, Nishiura 9-15 Ogura-cho, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0042
	14:00 - 16:00 * 10:00-10:40 Parade at the Expo Park * Open from 13:30 Part I: Music and performance by Osaka Junior Band Part II: Live performance by three Yolngu performers Part III: Exhibition by all performers
Venue	Hotel Hankyu Expo Park Banpaku Koen 1-5 Senri, Suita-shi Osaka, 565-0826 Phone: 06-6878-5151 Website: http://www.htl-expopark.jp/web/access/index.html
Admission	Free (Reservation for the numbered ticket is necessary)
Enquiries	Mr Tabata Phone: 090-3847-3353 Fax: 0774-21-3986 Website: http://www.osakajuniorband.com Email: tabatah@d1.dion.ne.jp