didgeri-beat (australia)

didgeri-beat gets a mention as one of the significant 50 rhythms of the world
as nominated by songlines the world music magazine
significantly though all they had reference to was yothu yindi
the group that had the huge hit titled treaty back in 1991
i've seen the odd group since then but like all things aboriginal
that culture seems to have been on the wane since then
no doubt due to a liberal government in power most of that time
that only paid lip service to this culture
and then only when there was a chance of scamming a few votes
the text from songlines regarding didgeri-beat as follows
based on original aboriginal clapstick beating patterns of arnhem land's yolngu people
which can vary from a slow 20-30 beats per minute to a very rapid 240bpm
the term didgeri-beat has been used to describe the fusion of these ancient dance rhythms with contemporary indigenous music
accompanied by the circular breathing modulations of the yadaki (didgeridoo)
the pulsating tempo has been successfully combined within reggae, rock, country and electronic genres
to form the basis of most modern aboriginal music
as much as i would like to see other examples of this style
the video for treaty has significant political interest
in it we see a much younger bob hawke
presumably attempting to forge a significant relationship
with the original inhabitants of australia
(15 of 50)