This is one of the hardest decisions I have ever took. I’m selling this Djalu Gurruwiwi Yidaki that I bought back in 2009 when I had a workshop with him at Aboriginal Arts, in London. The instrument is signed by Djalu, his wife Dopiya Gurruwiwi who painted the instrument, Balpatji Gurruwiwi that adopted me in […]
The Walkabout Family is leaving Portugal. We are moving to London because I was offered a place at Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s course on Leadership. Since this involves a very big change and some challenges, we are starting a detachment process so we can concentrate all energies in this new adventure. The first […]
Here is a small video showcasing the last Didgysnake didgeridoos I have with me. Made by Daniel Matos, a portuguese artist living in Switzerland, those instruments are inspired by Marko Johnson’s Didgeboxes. In this video you can see the evolution in Daniel’s work, the very first instrument on the video was among the first Didgysnake […]
Finalmente consegui um espaço para montar a oficina. As “tralhas” já lá estão, agora é ir arrumando nos tempos livres.. O espaço é espetacular: tem paredes de madeira, luz natural, área e ambiente agradáveis. Nos próximos meses, com toda a preparação da Academia Walkabout, é previsível que venha a ter pouco tempo para dedicar à […]
Ginkgo Biloba. Native to China, the ginkgo is a living fossil, recognisably similar to fossils dating back 270 million years. It has been some time that I wanted to try to make a didgeridoo from one of the oldest species on earth. It is said that some ginkgo trees placed “1 to 2 km from the […]
