William Barton

Didgeridooist, Musical Artist

1981 –

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Who is William Barton?

William Barton is an Australian Aboriginal didgeridoo player. He was born in Mount Isa, Queensland on 4 June 1981. and learned to play from his uncle, an elder of the Wannyi, Lardil and Kalkadunga tribes of Western Queensland. He is widely recognised as one of Australia's finest traditional didgeridoo players and a leading didgeridoo player in the classical world.

"I'm doing what I love," Barton says. "I want to take the oldest culture in the world and blend it with Europe's rich musical legacy."

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Born
Jun 4, 1981
Mount Isa
Ethnicity
  • Indigenous Australians
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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