This is a great video news reel about Charlie McMahon taking the didgeridoo and performing in Russia. Unfortunately, it seems that Charlie never got paid!

Also, I couldn’t embed the video, so here is the URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u-xJMQPIc4

Ed Drury said about this book:

“A very interesting book by an anthropologist who claims to have been initiated into the sacred life of Bickerton Island Aboriginals. It contains a wealth of information on the Didjeridu patterns in context of song lines and mortuary ceremonies. Definitely a must read for the serious student of ‘traditional’ music. Dr. Turner has written two previous books : Life Before Genesis and Return to Eden to which I will turn my attention to next. I am a little concerned about his frequent references to Robert Lawlor and Carlos Castaneda both of whom I find a bit out there with their assumptions. And there are a few “leaps of faith” in this book as the author talks about his experiences while learning to play the didjeridu and comes up with a few generalizations the implications of his wonderings. In summary, a must read book but I wouldn’t make it gospel.”

This is a compelling novel, much better than the movie.