Aboriginal Australian Culture and Music
Of all the cultures we've reviewed this semester, I am surprised that we didn't learn about Aboriginal Australians. The Aboriginal people of Australia are people that migrated from Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, and East Timor. Together they combined their cultures and became the indigenous people of Australia. Their religion/mythology is Dreamtime/ the dreaming songlines. The Aboriginal dreamtime is the main part of their culture. The dream catcher is one of the items that stems from Dreamtime. Dream catchers were originally created for babies for protection when they slept to protect them from evil spirits. They were also used as mobiles to “entertain” babies. Music The main instrument they use is the Didgeridoo. The didgeridoo is an aerophone or wind instrument that is made of hollowed wood. It doesn’t have any holes alongside it, and it is blown through by using a mouthpiece. It is able to replicate the sounds of nature su