Didgeridoo Concerto
Didgeridoo Concerto
Ellipsis Arts
Reviewed by Francesca Davidson
Didgeridoo Concerto is an impressive 51 minutes of solo didgeridoo playing by musician Mark Atkins — reputedly Australia's leading Aboriginal
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