During these festive clan-dances, the didj draws neighboring tribes together to celebrate and retell their sacred stories. For millennia, the didj's unearthly wavering sound exactly matched the 7.28 hertz frequency in which Earth sang. In the mouths of virtuosos, the didjeridoo has an astonishing range. While didjeridoos played in Australia's West Arnhem Land still hum the slow, long-wave patterns perfected long before history began, Eastern Arnhem players sound a second pitch, employing tongue, lips and breath to weave faster rhythms. Didj players in Northeast Arnhem Land add the first overtone, about a tenth-step above the didj's fundamental drone.
Intent is everything in dealing with the didj.
If all this sounds a bit far out, go find a didjeridoo. Alistair Black reminds us how Creation is recreated with every movement of sound, light and rhythm. Energy creates sound as it moves, bringing forth various frequencies or tones, just as various vibrations of light manifest as colours. With this primordial connection re-established, deep healing begins. Besides its basic signature drone, this deceptive device can produce a remarkable range of sounds.