David Blanasi

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David Blanasi (b. circa 1930) was an Aboriginal man (Mialli language group) who is recognised for popularising the didgeridoo beyond the shores of Australia. This can be attributed to Blanasi's first television appearance in London in 1967, where he gave didgeridoo playing demonstrations in the popular Rolf Harris Show. Blanasi is acknowledged as one of the great master mago (didgeridoo) players of the 20th century[1] and as a master instrument maker his didgeridoos have become highly collectible. He lived in south-central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia, in a remote Aboriginal settlement variously known as Beswick, Bamyili and Wugularr. Blanasi first experimented with the didgeridoo at an early age, imitating the sounds of various animals. His father later taught him further, as well as the traditional methods of making musical instruments. Young Blanasi was known for always carrying his mago as he and his family wandered the Arnhem Land around Kundirri. He developed a reputation as a virtuoso player of traditional Gunborg or Gunborrk syncopation. Blanasi traveled extensively over a period of thirty years (including tours to England and Mexico) and in 1967 he became the first full-blooded indigenous Australian to travel to England since 1792[2]. He later co-founded the "White Cockatoo Performing Group" in conjunction with his life-long partner, songmaster Djoli Laiwonga. He taught the Australian-born entertainer Rolf Harris how to play the didgeridoo, Ha

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Didjeridu Master

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Les Aborigènes : Chants et danses de l'Australie du nord

White Cockatoo

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White Cockatoo Performing Group

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100% Outback Spirit

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AUSTRALIA White Cockatoo

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White Cockatoo featuring Didjeridu Legend David Blanasi

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The David Blanasi Tribute Album 1998 - 2001

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Didgeridoo Master

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Les Aborigenes - Chants et danses de l'Australie du nord

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Music & Dreamtime

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