Nabu - Stringband songs of John Wowono and Tabunatava

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Item details

Item ID	MW6-082 (Collection Details)
Title	Stringband songs of John Wowono and Tabunatava
Description	Tape# 1, Side A&B - Stringband songs session at Nangananga Village by John Wowono and Tabunatava. Song#1 (Tabunatava): Data Tavavung (tara mala malana) - when we wake up in the morning we wash in the sea. Song#2(Tabunatava): Levi - man found dead on shores of Salamaua Island, Morobe Province Song#3(Tabunatava): Bebe - life of butterflies on Salamaua Island, Morobe Province Song#4(Tabunatava): - a young girl's attraction to a man dance performance and got the man to marry her Song#5 (Wowono): Papa ra tava - sitting by the riverside enjoying the water flow and thinking of home far away Song#6 (Wowono): Siapan i bom kapi ra ura gan - Japanese dropping bombs on machine guns during raids and fighting with American fighter planes during the war. Song#7 (Wowono): Iau tur Nangananga ma iau gire ra kaia - standing at Nangananga looking out towards the volcano erupting Song#8 (Samoan Song): Topaia lalau pele Song#9 (Wowono): Nunuk up u - thinking of ex-girlfriend in the moonlit night Song#10 (Wowono): Ta ra mari na ravian - relaxing at beach in an afternoon Song#11 (Wowono): Biavui tara karabus - while in prision hearing birds singing (Steven Gagau, May 2019)
Origination date	1993-09-02
Origination date free form
Archive link	https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/082
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Collector	Michael Webb Find similar
Countries	Papua New Guinea - PG To view related information on a country, click its name
Language as given
Subject language(s)	Tok Pisin - tpi To view related information on a language, click its name
Content language(s)	Kuanua - ksd Tok Pisin - tpi To view related information on a language, click its name
Dialect
Region / village	Nangananga, Kokopo, Gazelle Peninsula, East New Britain Province

Originating university	University of Sydney
Operator	Jodie Kell
Data Categories	song
Data Types	Sound
Discourse type	singing
Roles	Steven Gagau : data_inputter Michael Webb : recorder Maria Palaem : participant Livita Selin : participant Lui Kinamata : participant Anton Laparani : participant Isidor Vuvul : participant Lawrence Burua : participant Peter Potip : participant Thomas Kilini : participant Gabriel Watlik : participant Martin Labet : participant Toget Malatau : participant Henry Kiliu : participant
DOI	10.26278/T6NB-GE54
Cite as	Michael Webb (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Michael Webb (recorder), Maria Palaem (participant), Livita Selin (participant), Lui Kinamata (participant), Anton Laparani (participant), Isidor Vuvul (participant), Lawrence Burua (participant), Peter Potip (participant), Thomas Kilini (participant), Gabriel Watlik (participant), Martin Labet (participant), Toget Malatau (participant), Henry Kiliu (participant), 1993. Stringband songs of John Wowono and Tabunatava. MPEG/VND.WAV. MW6-082 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/T6NB-GE54

Content Files (4)

Filename	Type	File size	Duration	File access
MW6-082-A.mp3	audio/mpeg	28.6 MB	00:31:20.319
MW6-082-A.wav	audio/vnd.wav	1.01 GB	00:31:20.309
MW6-082-B.mp3	audio/mpeg	14.7 MB	00:16:07.523
MW6-082-B.wav	audio/vnd.wav	532 MB	00:16:07.517
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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 To view related information on a country, click its name
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 To view related information on a language, click its name

Access Information

Edit access	Jodie Kell Steven Gagau Michael Webb
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Data access conditions	Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
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