MartinO

After many years of playing big brass instruments and even with a cheap unplayable tourist didj in the house since he was a boy Martin began playing the didjeridu only after he was captured by the sound of the yidaki in the music of the Australian rock band Yothu Yindi. He has travelled to Arnhem land, home of the Yolngu and of Yothu Yindi, to study both the playing of yidaki and the culture of its origins, He has had the fortune to meet and learn from several Aboriginal master yidaki players, in particular from Djalu Gurruwiwi and his family.
Martin's sound and playing style is strongly influenced by these meetings. His sound is raw and earthy while his his compositional style is distinct from that used in traditional aboriginal music. Music is a means of expression and the sound is the vehicle.
My music comes from that part of me to which I do not have direct access. It reflects my inner desires and feelings which become rhythms, beats and the weaving together of the great range of sounds that the didjeridu is capable of producing.
He performs didjeridu and tuba solo, with his band Arbura, and together with chorale groups and performance poetry. He has a couple of cd's in the pipelines.

Natibongo 2007