Djoli Laiwanga
David Blanasi (c. 1930 – disappeared 2001), also known as David Bylanadji, also spelt David Bulanatji, was an Aboriginal Australian player and maker of the didgeridoo, known as master of the "Kunbjorrk" or "Gunborg" style of playing. He is known for popularising the didgeridoo outside Australia, after appearing on television on The Rolf Harris Show in 1967. He subsequently travelled the world playing his instrument with his musical partner, songman Djoli "Jolly Lajwonga" Laiwanga, and was widely recognised for his skills. He was less well-known for his artwork, but he was also a skilled painter, using acrylic paint on canvas. He disappeared from his community of Beswick (now Wugularr) in 2001. He was a co-founder of the White Cockatoo Performing Group, which is still in existence. Darryl Dikarrna Brown, who was apprenticed to Blanasi, is part of the group and has assumed the mantle of master of the Gunborg style.
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