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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:57 pm 
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Hi Andy Watjuku!
Wellcome to the forum! I hope read much from You...it is a very wonderful for me (and for all people to the forum I think) communicate with You!


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I'm not sure how often Andy Watjuku can contribute to this Forum... problems with internet access, computer skills, etc. I did help him register and login the other day.

But by all means, if there are specific questions for Watjuku from anyone of this Forum, please let me know and I'll call Watjuku and get a reply from him and post here accordingly.

Here are some pics of Watjuku refreshing his computer skills and posting to this Forum!

Guan


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File comment: Andy Watjuku Gurruwiwi has previously worked as an adult educator, and is currently working as an interpreter. His father was the great artist Mithinarri Gurruwiwi.
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File comment: Watjuku getting into it... so much to say and so little time to say it!
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File comment: Keep an eye out for new Watjuku instruments later in 2007!
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Even if it is the occasional direct posting, I'm honored to have Andy Watjuku as a contributing member of the forum.

Guan, perhaps I'll email you with some direct questions for Andy.


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Ok Guan...!
Good idea posting this pictures with watjuku on tha PC.....!
I post some question as soon as possible.....
And....thank you for your courtesy and time!


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Yup, go ahead with questions anytime... direct email might be better, unless the questions have broad appeal and relevance.

I did video Andy making a statement about yidaki and authenticity... will put this up today or tomorrow :D

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Dear Guan
It is the exactly street.
Didgeridoo might certainly be mere musical instruments. However, because it is a traditional culture of Aborige 2, I think that it should show deference to them. Be not to pay the respect, and it to know well.
I want to learn variously through this forum.


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andywatjuku wrote:
yes here i am my name is andy watjuku iam allso the yidaki maker and artist as well so this the first time that iam partciparting in the yidaki forum and it seem very intereting way of express my veiw from yolngu perspective way how they are the experts in making of the yidaki. truly in my understanding the yidaki it self is oringinated from top end of northern territory and not from elsewhere in Australia.

andy



Hi Andy Watjuku great honour to meet you here! As you once said your self "with the flick of a mouse, you get to other side of the world....". And here we are Andy...... hi I'm Peter Gerritsen a Dutch fella that lives in the Netherlands and uses the forum nickname YidakiMago. The nick name revers to the two ways off playing that have influents my live a great deal and is still doing so. The sound of the Didjeridu has learned me to appreciate the richness off Yolngu's cultural heritage. And in that respect I like to help bring more awareness (proper story) where possible, regarding Didjeridu (Yidaki, Mago) and Yolngu culture in general. And this is only possible if Yolngu will tell use ballanda proper story. So again Andy you are most welcome.

No worries I'm not much of a writer. I'm more a listener and observer. Maybe in the near future we can chat through video?

And for those who are not familiar with Any Watjuku Gurruwiwi, I recommend to cheque out these links!!!

Read this!!! http://www.yirrkala.com/yidaki/artists/watjuku.html


And here you can see/hear one of his makings played by the great Yomunu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpDZcuvK ... ed&search=


And I have to say that he is a remarkable craftsman and artist. Believe me he is, I play one off his creations regularly.

Cheers,

Peter


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ididjaustralia wrote:
I did video Andy making a statement about yidaki and authenticity... will put this up today or tomorrow :D

Guan


Superb Guan,

Your doing a mighty good job helping to brige the gaps, and getting the noses in one direction.

ciao,
peter


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