Mago Maningrida MN60
Produit plus disponibleMy Comments: Most didgeridoo enthusiasts know about the yidaki and its place in the culture of north-east Arnhem Land. But fewer people have heard of the Mago. The mago is a variant of the didgeridoo, made and used in the western parts of Arnhem Land. The length is made to accompany songs in one of two styles: the bunggurl style of the East or the kunborrk tradition of the West. What is magical with this type of instrument is that it is also possible to play other styles of playing than necessarily the traditional one. This is due to the very good work of the air column. It gives the instrument a full and harmonically rich sound, while still keeping an organic and "termite-like" timbre. I draw your attention to the fact that these instruments are painted with ochre, natural pigments and are not varnished either inside or out. Some may have some small cracks present in the bell, but they are all playable. Keep in mind that these are "Vintages" instruments that are mostly over 40 years old!! It is a real chance to be able to obtain such instruments nowadays!
Following my merger with AborignalArts Uk, I was able to acquire the entire collection of Bear the owner of AborignalArts. Here is a mago made by Ambrose Cameron (Mandilwurra Warray'ngu). In a word... SPECTACULAR! This mago came from the iDIDJ Australia collection before landing at AborignalArts Uk.
Here is simply Guan Ididj Australia's comment regarding this mago:
"This is an old Mago made by Ambrose Cameron from 1998 to 2000, the first instrument I acquired from Ambrose. I immediately recognized the quality of this instrument as it showed signs of wear suggesting it was good enough for community use. Spectacular acoustics with a wide frequency spectrum and full-bodied sound, exceptional resonance, great power, perfect back pressure... What impresses me more than anything else about this Mago is its ability to produce 2 or 3 dominant "sub-harmonics" simultaneously: the high "harmonic" of the tip of the tongue, the mid "harmonic" of the cheeks and the low harmonic of the tip of the tongue. "harmonic" of the back of the throat. Endless possibilities can be offered on this Mago as far as rhythmic compositions and effects are concerned. Another remarkable feature of this Mago is the mouthpiece insert which has been linked to the main sound tube with a string and sealed with beeswax."
Now watch and listen to Darryl Digarrnga testing this mago...
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- The carrying case is offered!
Classification
This scale is the result of an air column/bell start ratio If we divide the diameter of the bell with that of the beginning of the air column we get a number between 1.5 and 3.5. We can classify all the didgeridoos in 4 large families. Each family groups the instruments with a similar character, simply based on the overall shape of the air column (conical/cylindrical) and on the diameter of the column (wide/narrow). The result is a simple and very reliable reading grid, making it easier to search and purchase on line.
The diameters are measured with a caliper, start of the air column after the mouthpîece. This ratio is very reliable for a didg having a air column with a 'smooth' internal work, in the case of a hollowed eucalyptus instrument it give an approach of the instrumental character.
Mago
Le Mago est une autre sorte de didgeridoo "traditionnel", fabriqué en eucalyptus et termité.
Le Mago mais quèsaco ?
Le mago est un type de didgeridoo traditionnel de l'ouest de la Terre d'Arnhem. Le mot est utilisé par les membres de différents groupes linguistiques dont le pays s'étend de la communauté Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) à l'ouest, jusqu'à la rivière Blythe à l'est de Maningrida et au sud vers Katherine.
Le mot mago est devenu un nom générique couramment utilisé pour les instruments joués dans la région. De plus, l'utilisation du mot s'étend au-delà de la région de l'ouest de la Terre d'Arnhem, car de nombreux amateurs de didgeridoo utilisent le terme pour désigner les didgeridoos traditionnels fabriqués en dehors du nord-est de la Terre d'Arnhem, c'est-à-dire tous les didgeridoos fabriqués dans le Top-End qui ne sont pas des yidaki.
Le nom mago est couramment utilisé pour identifier les instruments traditionnels de formes cylindriques et plus courts.
Les caractéristiques de ce style sont le bourdon sans aucun son de "toot" ou de trompette et l'harmonique mélodique générée par la voix humaine imposée sur le bourdon. De plus, les didgeridoos de type mago ont tendance à avoir une colonne interne ouverte qui, combinée à l'utilisation des cordes vocales du joueur, confère un caractère mélodique à son son.
Comme les autres types d'instruments traditionnel, le mago est utilisé comme accompagnement rythmique pour les chansons traditionnelles.
L'entretien: comme pour les yidakis, le mago demande un entretien préventif et régulier afin de durer toute une vie! Afin d'éviter toutes fissures et de laisser le temps au bois de récupérer un taux hygroscopique correct, nous vous conseillons de vous reporter aux pages conseils et accessoires