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The White Cockatoo Performing Group

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This unique performing company comes from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. The artists are a group of senior Aboriginal men from the Mialili, Rembarrnga, Guningu and Burrara language groups, who share the same social and family affiliations. Their country is the traditional birthplace and home of the Australian Aboriginal musical instrument, the Didjeridu.
The company founder, didjeridu master David Blanasi, traveled extensively throughout the world for over three decades and it was he who brought the didjeridu to national and international prominence for the first time. His extraordinary virtuosity made him the 'free jazz' master of the Western Arnhem Land 'Gunborg' tradition, where the continuous drone of the didjeridu is syncopated in time with the songmen.
In the years 1998-2001 Western Arnhem Land first lost songmaster Djoli Laiwanga (the Black Cockatoo) and then his didjeridu master David Blanasi (the White Cockatoo). Their corroboree was passed on to the songmasters Jack Nawilill and David Yirindilli. Jack and David have inherited these songs in what is one of the world's oldest unbroken artistic traditions. Despite the prominence of the didjeridu, it is the songmen who own and create the songs and decide what kind of accompaniment the didjeridu player will provide.
Jack Nawilill and David Yirindilli have chosen Darryl Dikarrna Brown as their didjeridu accompanist and Darryl now proudly plays in the tradition of his late and great didjeridu master, David Blanasi, who is remembered every time the White Cockatoo Performing Group appear in Australia or around the world.
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Member Since: 10/18/2006
Band Website: whitecockatoo.com
Band Members: Jack Nawalill
Mick Marawa
Darryl Dikarrna Brown
Marshal Lalawi
Rex Wood
Joe Watson
Thomas Laiwonga
Not with us, but remembered R.I.P
David Blanasi, David Yirindilli

Influences: Traditional Gunbork
Sounds Like:
2007
Darwin, August 11-20, 2007
8-11 June Dreaming Festival, Woodford
12-19 June. BushTour, NT
21 june - 1 july Paris, France 2006
27 May Workshop in Tokyo
28 May Performance in Tokyo
29 May Performance in School in Yokohama
2 June Performance in Kyoto
3 June Workshop in Osaka
4 June Performance in Osaka, National Ethnology Museum
12-16 Aug Darwin Festival, Australia 2005
July 22-24 Cesenatico Festival of Music & Arts Italy
July 20 Ethnos Festival Torre Del Greco Italy
15 july Riddu Riddu Norway
14 july Riddu Riddu Norway
12 july Silsand Norway
9 july Lulea Norra Hamnen Sweden
7 july Sundsvall Stode Sweden
3 july Abbaye de Neumünster Luxembourg
2 july Kulturfabrik Esch-Alzette Luxemburg
1 july Amphitheater Berdorf Luxemburg
29 june Kulturhaus Mersch Luxemburg
19 june Skovde/Billingen Sweden
18 june Bohuslans Museum Uddevalla Sweden
13 june Dreaming festival Australia
12 june Dreaming festival Australia
11 june Dreaming festival Australia
10 june Dreaming festival Australia
2004
11 july Valadalen, Turiststationen Sweden
10 july The Jyvaskyla Arts Festival, Finland
9 july The Makasiini, Lahti, Finland
8 july Viking Line Sweden
7 july Uddevalla Sweden
5 july Teramo, Italy
4 july The Rudolstadt Festival, Germany
3 july The Rudolstadt Festival, Germany
2 july The Rudolstadt Festival, Germany
30 june Helsingborg, Sweden
29 june Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg Sweden
26 june Didjeridu & Art Festival Amsterdam
25 june Didjeridu & Art Festival Amsterdam
24 june San Domenico, Alba, Italy
22 june Roots Festival, Melkweg, Amsterdam
21 june Roots Festival, Melkweg,Amsterdam
20 june Roots Festival Amsterdam
2003
2003 27july Calgary, BC (Folk Festival). Canada
26 july Calgary, BC (Folk Festival). Canada
24 july Vancouver, BC Granville Island Canada
20july Vancouver, BC (Folk Festival). Canada
19 july Vancouver, BC. (Folk Festival). Canada
11-13 Winnipeg Manitoba Folkfest Canada
10 July Ottawa Bluesfest Canada
9 July Montreal Nuits d Áfrique Canada
7-8 July Quebec Festival Déte Canada
5-6 july London Ontario (Sunfest) Canada
3 july Festival Musicale del Mediterrano Genova Italy

2002
1-4 August Dranouter Folk Music Festival Belgium
25 July Bremen Germany
24 July Heidelberg Germany
20 July Ethnoambient Festival Salona Croatia
19 July International Folklore festival Zagreb Croatia
16 july Savoy Theatre Helsinki. Finland
15 july Lahti, Finland
14 july Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. Finland
13 july Etnografiska Museumet Stockholm
11 july TV4 Goteborg Sweden
11 july Kulturhuset Oceanen Goteborg Sweden
10 july Bohuslans Museum Uddevalla Sweden
4 - 7 Forde Festival Norway
2 July ULM Arts Festival Germany
2001
October 13 - 15 The National Museum Canberra Australia
6 - 9 September Wexford Festival Ireland
2 September Streichenberg Germany
1 September Streichenberg Germany
29 August National Museum Copenhagen Denmark
28 August Kajplats 305 Malmo Sweden
27 august Frolundakulturhus Goteborg Sweden
26 august Cafe Hvitfelt Uddevalla Sweden
25 august Folkets hus Trollhattan Sweden
24 august Etnografiska Oslo Norway
23 august Hörsalen Norrkoping Sweden
22 august Etnografiska Stockholm Sweden
22 august TV4 nyhetsmorgon Sweden
20 august Abo Finland
18 august Pori Finland
17 august Helsinki Finland
16 august Jyvaskyla Finland
15 August Tampere Finland
August 13 Assembly Rooms Glastonbury England
August 12 Ruigoord Church Amsterdam Holland
Feb 15 Museum of South Australia Adelaide Australia

2000
August 1 Berlin Germany
July 30 A-st Johann Tirol France
July 29 Innsbruck Austria
July 27 Wien Austria
July 25 Munchen Germany
July 25 Feirewerk Munchen Germany
July 24 Bern Musikwerkstatt Switzerland
July 24 Bern Musikwerkstatt Switzerland
July 22 Ohrnberg Germany
july 21 Tollhaus Karlsrue
July 20 Heidelberg Germany
July 18 Ansgar Stein Hannover Germany
july 16 Charlottenlund Grebbestad Sweden
juli 13 Bygdegarden Odsmal Sweden
july 14 KulturforeningenTaget Boras Sweden
july 12 BohuslansMuseum Uddevalla Sweden
June 9 Centrum voor Amateurkonst Tilburg Holland
June 9 Dans en Muziekschool Tilburg Holland June 8 Katholieke Universiteit Brabant Tilburg Holland June 6 Kogaraah Bielfeld Germany
June 4 Hannover Expo Germany
June 3 Hannover Expo Germany
June 2 Hannover Expo Germany
June 1 Hannover Expo Germany
May Arafura games Darwin Australia
1999
September 5 North Colombia School House Cultural Centre Nevada City USA September 4 St Johns Church Berkely USA
September 3 ODC Theatre San Fransisco
August 28 San Diego Centre for the Moving Arts USA
August 23 Westin Hotel LAX Los Angeles
August 21 South Western Association of Indian Arts inc Santa Fe USA
1998
November 10 Multnomah Arts Centre Portland Oregon USA
November 6 Duke University Durham N Carolina USA
November 2 Assembly Room Glastonbury England November 1 Hebden Brideg Picture House Yorkshire England
October 29 Union Chapel Islington London England
October 27 Big Breakfast TV4 London England (With Rolf harris)
October 24 International House World Music Series Philadelphia USA
October 23 World Music Institute New York USA October 20 Kimberton Waldorf School Kimberton PA USA
October 19 White Clay Creek Preserve Landenburg PA USA
October 17 Canadian Museum of Anzient Civilizations Ottawa Canada

Record Label: Big Bang
Type of Label: Indie