Smoking Didgeridoo Bursts Into Flames

This is an incredible video of Bruce Copley, world-renowned musician-healer-educator, playing the ancient fire stick technique.

From Aahalearning:

Using the ancient fire stick technique a coal ember is created from the didge wood and placed with kindling into the end of the didgeridoo. By playing a very rapid rhythm, the ember ignites and becomes a fire that sounds out of the didge.

After many months of smoke but no fire I tried using higher toot notes and was delighted to discover that when I sustained a note that was 2 notes above the fundamental drone tone, I was able to get the kindling to burst into flame. My very first successful attempt at creating fire in the Australian didgeridoo is captured in the 2 photos above. The entire process takes about 5 minutes of intense circular breathing and very high air flow down the instrument. The kindling starts smoking lightly at first and then as the smoke thickens it is necessary to increase the flow even further in order to ignite the kindling. What is very interesting is that without hitting the right note, it is not possible to create a flame even if the air flow is very high and intense.

Bruce is a master didge player, taking the instrument to new levels such as playing underwater, playing two didges simultaneously while running, repelling crocodiles with a special note, storytelling, and sound healing. Thank you Bruce Copley for your message and your wonderful and delicious music!

Source: Aahalearning