Ben - Yidiki and Cultural Presentations
Ben - Yidiki and Cultural Presentations
Ben is from the Gamillaroi people. He has been playing Yidaki since he was 10 years old and performing professionally since he was 16. Through this time Ben has been privileged to learn and play alongside other phenomenal Yidaki/Didgeridoo players as well as other famous performers.
Ben is a talented and experienced Yidaki performer with an extensive background in both traditional and contemporary Yidaki. Ben provided insights into the traditional use of the Didgeridoo as well as demonstrated the various sounds and breathing techniques. Ben discusses his personal background and his journey as a First Nation Artist/performer.
Ben also performs extensive traditional smoking ceremonies in his traditional country in Northern NSW and the Toowoomba Region and explains the symbolic meanings behind the rituals associated with these ceremonies. These ceremonies included three to four people and Ben will explain the role of each person in the ceremony.
Please note: Ben performs Yidaki/Didgeridoo with permission received from the Traditional Owners of the area he is performing and undertakes Smoking Ceremonies in his country only.
Workshops, ceremonies and demonstrations can range from 15 minutes to 40 minutes and can include Q + A.
Instrumentation: Yidaki, (didgeridoo) clapsticks
Genre: Traditional and contemporary Aboriginal music
Size: soloist - group
Hire For: Conferences, Sporting events, Corporate events, Naidoc, Reconciliation and Sorry Day, Education, Welcome to Country support, Smoking Ceremony, Yidaki Demonstrations
Equipment Supplied: Requires a microphone for large events
Location: Victoria - will travel
“On behalf of the team we just wanted to say a massive thank you again for helping us host an amazing event yesterday. Ben treated us to an amazing didgeridoo performance, an insight into Aboriginal History (and how we could find out more), as well a very fun sprinkling of comedy which was very entertaining. It capped off a beautiful event for our NAIDOC Week Celebrations, and we hope to have more performances from Artist Bookings in the future”
“I’d just like to say a big thank you to Eric and Ben for yesterday’s performance at the NBL. The client was extremely satisfied and they mentioned they had a lot of comments and messages on social media from their fans expressing how great they thought Eric and Bens performance was. That was truly one of the most beautiful acknowledgements I’ve witnessed – it was so unique and I know I wasn’t the only person in the arena with goosebumps!”
“I sincerely appreciate you assisting us with booking in Ben on such short notice. He was wonderful to work with, very professional and knowledgeable, and I will absolutely be recommending him for any future events. I look forward to working with you again.”
“Ben was wonderful. Extremely pleased with the service from start to finish :)”
“Ben was a beautiful addition to our evening event, with his light-hearted, jovial tone, he again educated us on the importance of recognising that this land was never seeded.”
“Hello Leanne, I wanted to tell you how wonderful Ben was with storytelling and with the Didgeridoo playing. It was perfect. Please thank him and yes would highly recommend him ”