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Item ID
MW6-080
(Collection Details)
Title Senior Eagle Voice Stringband, Matupit, Rapidik
Description Tape#2, Side A & B - Continuation (9 songs)

Recordings of Matupit Island stringband performing various songs in Kuanua and Tok Pisin languages mostly from composer and musician Ephraim Tami.
The songs include;
"I Alir" - water flowing gently onto the land
"IaMagit"- Lady walking like the wind
"Rabis Man"- Man feeling sorry for himself that nobody likes him.
"Moto Kar"- Vehicle on road running out of fuel
"Matupit i marmari"- Thoughts of home Matupit while away at sea on Japanese fishing trawlers.
"Paparatava"- Fishing on the river banks
"Tomavatur"- Looking out from hilltop on burning smoke at distance.
"Okole"- Police evacuating Matupit people during earthquake.
"Nilibur"- People welcome, have company and farewell when getting together.

(Steven Gagau, March 2019)


Origination date 1993-08-28
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/080
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Collector
Michael Webb
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Countries
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Language as given
Subject language(s)
Tok Pisin - tpi
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Content language(s)
Kuanua - ksd
Tok Pisin - tpi
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Dialect
Region / village Rapidik, Matupit, Rabaul District, East New Britain Province
Originating university
Operator Nick Fowler-Gilmore
Data Categories song
Data Types Sound
Discourse type singing
Roles Roy Nelson : participant
Wesley Sogi : participant
Rodney Talam : participant
Ephraim Tami : compiler
DOI 10.26278/VH0J-SN07
Cite as Michael Webb (collector), Roy Nelson (participant), Wesley Sogi (participant), Rodney Talam (participant), Ephraim Tami (compiler), 1993. Senior Eagle Voice Stringband, Matupit, Rapidik. MPEG/VND.WAV. MW6-080 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/VH0J-SN07
Content Files (4)
Filename Type File size Duration File access
MW6-080-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 26.3 MB 00:28:49.380
MW6-080-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 950 MB 00:28:49.359
MW6-080-B.mp3 audio/mpeg 9.55 MB 00:10:27.303
MW6-080-B.wav audio/vnd.wav 345 MB 00:10:27.278
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Collection Information
Collection ID MW6
Collection title Music in Rabaul, Gazelle Peninsula, ENBP and New Guinea Islands Region (ca. 1950s - 1990s)
Description Recordings of a wide range of music in Rabaul 1950s-1990s covering areas of the Gazelle Peninsula of East New Britain Province and the New Guinea Islands Region. This collection was the PhD research work by Dr Michael Webb focused on music of Melanesia in the Pacific. This collection was located as a result of PARADISEC's 'Lost and Found' project and digitisation was funded by the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language.

Note: This video recording on Item MW6-012 labelled Queens Birthday Singsing, Rabaul in 1993 was unable to be digitised due to poor quality of tape so deleted from collection.
(Steven Gagau)
Countries
Australia - AU
New Caledonia - NC
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Languages
English - eng
French - fra
Hakö - hao
Halia - hla
Kuanua - ksd
Mekeo - mek
Motu - meu
Ramoaaina - rai
Saliba - sbe
Sursurunga - sgz
Siar-Lak - sjr
Solos - sol
Teop - tio
Tok Pisin - tpi
Taulil - tuh
Undetermined language - und
Warwar Feni - hrw
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Access Information
Edit access Steven Gagau
Michael Webb
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Data access conditions Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
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