didjeridu

Japanese: didjeridu
didjeridu

… The instruments used to accompany the songs and their use vary from region to region, but simple percussion instruments such as rhythm sticks and wooden boomerangs, which are also used as hunting tools, as well as hand clapping and body thumping, emphasize the rhythm of the dance. The didgeridu, a long wooden trumpet (or drone pipe) made of hard wood and perforated by termites, is played only in the north and produces a continuous low-pitched sound with a clear rhythm using complex playing techniques that require specialized training. In addition, in secret ceremonies for men who have completed their adulthood, instruments such as the bull roarer (a roaring tree) are used, which are said to represent supernatural beings or their voices. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "didjeridu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 歌の伴奏として使われる楽器とその用法は地域によって異なるが,リズム棒や狩猟用具でもある木製のブーメランのような単純な打楽器,そして手拍子や身体を打つ音などで踊りのリズムを強調する。堅い木に白蟻が孔をあけた木製の長いトランペット(またはドローン・パイプ)であるディジェリドゥーdidjeriduは,北部にのみ演奏され,専門的な訓練を要求される複雑な演奏技法により,明確なリズムをもった低音の連続音が出される。さらに,成人式を受けた男性のみの秘密の儀式で,ブル・ロアラー(うなり木)なども用いられるが,これらの楽器は超自然的な存在,またその声を表すといわれている。…

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