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RL1-010
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Title Traditional chanting, drums and singing
Description Traditional chanting, drums and singing calling out to spirit world and past generations of the dead ancestors for the spiritual connection, protection, comfort, prosperity of the people and nourishment to the land and soil, for rain for planting and good season harvests.

The traditional drums called Kasausau and Katuniniva are used for dancers performed in a circle with full traditional dressings.
The singing and the chanting are all about their Kula trading of valuables for social status and recognition. They go in voyages to and from island to island and the danger they face in the Ocean with high seas so they chants to the spirits to help them surf the rough seas to safety.
(Steven Gagau, May 2018)
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/RL1/010
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Collector
Ralph Lawton
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Countries
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Language as given Kiriwina
Subject language(s)
Kilivila - kij
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Content language(s)
Kilivila - kij
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Dialect
Region / village Kiriwina
Originating university Australian National University
Operator Jodie Kell
Data Categories historical text
instrumental music
primary text
song
Data Types Sound
Discourse type singing
Roles Grace Hull : translator
DOI 10.4225/72/5afda71128d3c
Cite as Ralph Lawton (collector), Grace Hull (translator). Traditional chanting, drums and singing. MPEG/VND.WAV. RL1-010 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5afda71128d3c
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RL1-010-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 17.6 MB 00:19:18.170
RL1-010-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 636 MB 00:19:18.150
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Collection Information
Collection ID RL1
Collection title Kilivila (Kiriwina – Papua New Guinea)
Description Two sets of recordings

I: Items 001 to 007 are recordings made by the Kiriwina pastor Antonio Lubisa Bunaimata of his life story. Some tapes are barely audible

II: Items 008 to 014 contain a mix of singing, chanting, drumming, and traditional stories

Ralph Lawton was a Methodist missionary from South Australia who lived on the island of Kiriwina, the biggest of the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea, between 1961-1973. During that time, he made a series of audio recordings of the oral traditions, music and languages of the island. Ralph went on to receive a doctorate in linguistics from the Australian National University in 2013. These recordings cover a range of musical styles and they are a beautiful sonic record of the culture of the Trobriand Islands.
(Steven Gagau, 2019)
Countries
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Languages
English - eng
Kilivila - kij
Motu - meu
Mailu - mgu
Tok Pisin - tpi
No linguistic content - zxx
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Access Information
Edit access Archivist Pacific Research Archives
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Data access conditions Closed (subject to the access condition details)
Data access narrative restricted, no access except with depositor's permission
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