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PC2-04
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Title Sene, Eku Rakwa Nama - Aroma
Description This traditional song, Eku Rakwa Nama is an Aroma Marshall Lagoon lament about misogyny and domestic violence. It is a folk song from Kapari village and the composer of this folk song is a woman and she's unnamed. But she is in an abusive relationship and names her husband who abuses her daily. The story goes that one day she decided it's enough and walked out of the house and left home, walking along the beach and crossing rivers and streams to find her beautiful home hoping she sees that her mom and dad are coming to fetch her rescue her.
Unfortunately she hasn't made it so clear message to all that No Violence to Women, which is very topical these days.

Song Lyrics:

Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no
Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no ... reia!

Rei rei ina pewariku e e
Mani valu pege rivo era e
Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no
Rei rei ina pewariku e e
Mani valu pege rivo era e
Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no


Ava viri veni, viri veni ANA - - -
Ava thoa veni, thoa veni ANI
Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no
Ava viri veni, viri veni ANA - - -
Ava thoa veni, thoa veni ANI
Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no

No inaku natha, no amaku natha
Pege iaku, pege agi e ...
Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no
No inaku natha, no amaku natha
Pege iaku, pege agi e ...
Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no

Eku rakwa nama, gavu rivo nama, eku rakwa no ... reia!

(Deveni Temu and PNG Peroveta Singers Canberra, February 2023)
Origination date 2023-02-19
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/PC2/04
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Collector
Jodie Kell
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Countries
Australia - AU
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Language as given Aroma
Subject language(s)
Keapara - khz
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Content language(s)
English - eng
Keapara - khz
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Dialect
Region / village Central Province

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Originating university University of Sydney
Operator Steven Gagau
Data Categories song
Data Types Sound
Discourse type singing
Roles Jodie Kell : depositor
Deveni Temu : consultant
Steven Gagau : compiler
Tommy Dietz : singer
Hane Dietz : singer
Wari Powell : singer
Laka Gwiliam : singer
Theresa Hogg : singer
Erue Stevens : singer
Salote Temu : performer
DOI 10.26278/me67-nj93
Cite as Jodie Kell (collector), Jodie Kell (depositor), Deveni Temu (consultant), Steven Gagau (compiler), Tommy Dietz (singer), Hane Dietz (singer), Wari Powell (singer), Laka Gwiliam (singer), Theresa Hogg (singer), Erue Stevens (singer), Salote Temu (performer), 2023. Sene, Eku Rakwa Nama - Aroma. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. PC2-04 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/me67-nj93
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PC2-04-Sene.eaf application/eaf+xml 5.48 KB
PC2-04-Sene.mp3 audio/mpeg 2.72 MB 00:02:57.718
PC2-04-Sene.wav audio/vnd.wav 97.9 MB 00:02:57.685
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Collection Information
Collection ID PC2
Collection title PNG Peroveta Singers of Canberra
Description This collection was created from the PARADISEC Podcast Series “Toksave Culture Talks” under Episodes 13 & 14 and directly relates to the Collection TCT1-13 & TCT1-14 about music of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. The podcast episodes and full interviews with Deveni Temu can be found in the TCT1 collection.
It features recordings of the PNG Peroveta Singers of Canberra made in 2023 by the PARADISEC team. This group was formed in 1999 by diaspora community members in the ACT and since then they have performed at events such as the National Folk festival, as well as meeting regularly at the Holy Cross Anglican Church in Hackett, not only to learn and sing Peroveta songs, but also share Papua New Guinean culture, language and music.
The Sene traditional Papuan song and dance and Peroveta “prophet” singing introduced by the LMS South Sea islander missionaries from Cook Islands in late 19th century. The Canberra group responds to recordings at PARADISEC archive in MG1 & IC1 collections and performances are in various languages namely Hiri Motu, Hula, Keapara (Aroma, Keakalo), Mailu from around the Port Moresby area mainly Hanuabada village in the National Capital District along the southeast Motuan coastal villages and further towards the Rigo and Abau districts of Central Province. The songs also include the southeastern Pacific of the Cook Islands Māori or Rarotongan songs.
The music recordings both from the history and culture of PNG Peroveta singing that stretches from the 1950s’ to the present day and embraced by the PNG diaspora show the enduring popularity across decades as singing styles and a genre popular and practiced by the people of Central Province, PNG.
Countries
Australia - AU
Cook Islands - CK
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Languages
English - eng
Motu, Hiri - hmo
Hula - hul
Keapara - khz
Motu - meu
Lijili - mgi
Mailu - mgu
Rarotongan - rar
Multiple languages - mul
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Access Information
Edit access Nick Ward
Jodie Kell
Steven Gagau
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Data access conditions Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
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