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==In popular culture== [[Charlie McMahon]], who formed the group [[Gondwanaland (band)|Gondwanaland]], was one of the first non-Aboriginal players to gain fame as a professional didgeridoo player. He has toured internationally with [[Midnight Oil]]. He invented the didjeribone, a sliding didgeridoo made from two lengths of plastic tubing; its playing style is somewhat in the manner of a [[trombone]].{{cn|date=March 2025}} It was featured on the British children's TV series ''[[Blue Peter]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/didgeridoo-beat-boxing/10171.html|title=Didgeridoo Beat-boxing|publisher=[[BBC]]|work=[[Blue Peter]]|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref> [[Industrial music]] bands like [[Test Dept]] use the didgeridoo.{{cn|date=March 2025}} Early songs by the acid jazz band [[Jamiroquai]] featured didgeridoo player Wallis Buchanan, including the band's first single "[[When You Gonna Learn]]", which features prominent didgeridoo in the introduction and solo sections.{{cn|date=March 2025}} Ambient artist [[Steve Roach (musician)|Steve Roach]] uses it in his collaborative work ''[[Australia: Sound of the Earth]]'' with Australian Aboriginal artist [[David Hudson (musician)|David Hudson]] and cellist Sarah Hopkins, as well as ''Dreamtime Return''.{{cn|date=March 2025}} It is used in the Indian song "[[Jaane Kyon]]" from the film ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]''.{{cn|date=March 2025}} Chris Brooks, lead singer of the New Zealand [[hard rock]] band [[Like a Storm]], uses the didgeridoo in some songs, including "Love the Way You Hate Me" from their album ''[[Chaos Theory: Part 1]]'' (2012).{{cn|date=March 2025}} [[Kate Bush]] made extensive use of the didgeridoo, played by Australian musician [[Rolf Harris]], on her album ''[[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]'' (1982), which was written and recorded after a holiday in Australia.{{cn|date=March 2025}} Singer and [[multi-instrumentalist]] [[Xavier Rudd]] plays the didgeridoo and features the instrument frequently in his recordings <ref>{{cite web | title=Xavier Rudd: Life Lessons From the Didgeridoo | website=Medium | date=13 July 2016 | url=https://medium.com/@lululemon/xavier-rudd-life-lessons-from-the-didgeridoo-cd6f184a8b41 | access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref>
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