Forming a band

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[b]Zebonka12 wrote: [/b]

I think the didgeridoo is like the sitar, in that - if you're going to play it, play it properly and with full cognizance of it's cultural significance.  You run the risk of random people complaining if you just pick it up and play whatever pleases you.
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[/QUOTE] I say this because I played the sitar for about a year and while I was doing okay at it, I really wasn't playing it 'properly' and I actually offended quite a few Indians. [/QUOTE]
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[/QUOTE] I wanted to tell them that their random phone calls at all hours, trying to sell me new mobile phone plans was also offensive to me, but I didn't push the matter. [/QUOTE] [/QUOTE] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I'm sure that palying the sitar has to be far more complicated than playing didgerdoo. The first thing about a didge is that most people try to blow into it like they were blowing a horn, which doesn't work. Once you get the hang of how to blow it right then the biggy is the circular breathing required to keep it constantly going, sort of like a bagpipe, only you have to do it with your breath. I suspect that it is like learning to ride a bicycle where after many tries, finally the balance thing kicks in and there you go. Then you have trouble remembering not being able to balance. After that then you can add animal calls through the didge and so on to embellish.

I'm sure that an aborigine would throw rocks at me! That's why I play for cicadas, and a couple of times for my camel, whose voice was like a didgeridoo!!!!!

Ha!  Well if you're only playing for animals beginning with C, then you won't be offending anyone anyhow!
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[/QUOTE]I would wager that the sitar is more complicated, technically speaking, but I was more talking about the cultural implications.  But nevermind![/QUOTE]

My aspirations aren't very high!

Didge?

Try brothermusic.com

If you are intrigued by the didge, that is.

Thanks for the suggestion, Microwave. Looks and sounds like a wild bunch - something my animist tribe might like. 

So is the didge mostly a rhythm instrument or what?

I blow a mean shofar too!  [img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img]

I sing very well, but I live in Tassie. lol. unless u want to come down here!! lol

I'm reforming my old band; if we're anything as funnily terrible as before, I'm definitely pulling a TM and foisting it on you guys.

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I'm reforming my old band; if we're anything as funnily terrible as before, I'm definitely pulling a TM and foisting it on you guys.[/QUOTE] Holy Shit!!

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[b]cacatua wrote: [/b]

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[b]Zebonka12 wrote: [/b]



I'm reforming my old band; if we're anything as funnily terrible as before, I'm definitely pulling a TM and foisting it on you guys.

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lol.... Holy shit too!

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[b]Zebonka12 wrote: [/b]

I'm reforming my old band; if we're anything as funnily terrible as before, I'm definitely pulling a TM and foisting it on you guys.[/QUOTE]
But seriously, beam it up, Scotty! [img=/images/smiley/msn/thumbs_up.gif][/img]

It's all perfectly safe - we'll have earplugs, the audience won't!

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[b]Zebonka12 wrote: [/b]

It's all perfectly safe - we'll have earplugs, the audience won't![/QUOTE]
poor audience... hahahahahahahahahaha

success with your old band!