The Didgeridoo

          The didgeridoo, or didgery, is a large wind instrument that was used by many of the native tribes of Australia. The natives used them in many ceremonies. Only males where aloud to play them.It was created roughly around 1,500 years ago, and is still a widespread musical instrument today. That being said, there are no reliable sources of when the didgery was invented. A cave drawing where discovered of a man clearly playing the didgery was believed to be dated around 1000 years old.

           The modern didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical, and can be measured anywhere from 1 to 3 meters (thats 3 to 10 feet all you Americans). Most are about 1.2 meters (4 feet) long. The difference in length usually determined the pitch of the instrument. The larger it is, the lower sound it produces. However, flared instruments play at a higher pitch than those lacking the flared design (they lack flare).

           The didgeridoo also became a role playing instrument in the experimental and avant-garde music scene. Industrial music bands like Test Department, generated sounds from this instrument and used them in their industrial performances, linking ecology to industry, influenced by ethnic music and culture. It has also been an instrument used for the fusion of tribal rhythms with a black metal sound, a music project called Naakhum that used the spirituality of the Aboriginal people and many others as an approach.

Here is a cool video and some pictures:

 Black metal Folk Didgeridoo Explosion! Not really but kind of.