Australia Quote by Xavier Rudd

“Didgeridoo is a name that white people gave it when they came to Australia, from the sound that it makes. Its traditional name is yidaki.” quote by Xavier Rudd — Download Open image

“Didgeridoo is a name that white people gave it when they came to Australia, from the sound that it makes. Its traditional name is yidaki.”

Xavier Rudd

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We're not just on the earth, we're of the earth.

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I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.

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For me, surfing is as close a connection I can have with Mother Nature. To surf, you're riding a pulse of energy from Mother…

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I do pinch myself, like when shows in non-English speaking countries are sold out, and people are singing my lyrics. I don't think I'll…

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Yidaki didgeridoo has been used in every part of Australian regional culture, all around the country. It's become a message stick for the survival…

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Playing live is everything. Sometimes being on the road is hard, and it's a lot of work, and tiring. From a musical point of…

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My dad was a really good surfer, and by the time I was 10, he was dragging me out on some good days at…

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Follow, follow the sun, and which way the wind blows, when this day is done. Breathe, breathe in the air. Set your intentions. Dream…

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The music comes through me, and I let it come the way it comes, and it shapes itself. I just hold space for it.…

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The music industry is not set up well at all, environmentally. But I sing about what I feel, and I'm very inspired by activists…

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I have Aboriginal roots on my father's side, and have always indentified with that spirit. I feel a lot of my music comes from…

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Surf culture and surfing for me are two completely different things. Surf culture has become very - it's a very commercial, competitive thing, fashionable.…

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