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Djalu Gurruwiwi
Australian didgeridoo player (c. 1935–2022)
Djalu Gurruwiwi, written Djalu (c. 1935 – 12 May 2022), was a Yolngu musician, artist, and leader from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
He was globally recognised for his acquired skill as a player, maker, and spiritual keeper of the yiḏaki (also known as didgeridoo).
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As a respected artist with many of his works in several galleries, he aimed to spread his culture and traditions past his own community.
Life
Gurruwiwi was born at the mission station on Wirriku Island (also known as Jirgarri), one of the smaller islands in the Wessel Islands group.[1] He has also self-reported being born on Milingimbi Island (also known as Yurruwi, in the Crocodile Islands),[2][3] with both of these island groups being off Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia.
His date of birth is uncertain (the missionaries recorded his and two brothers as having the same birthda