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Collection ID PC2
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.
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/PC2
Collector
Jodie Kell
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Operator Steven Gagau
Originating university University of Sydney
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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Region / village Central Province PNG, Canberra ACT Australia
DOI 10.26278/MHMW-1C10
Cite as Jodie Kell (collector), 2023. PNG Peroveta Singers of Canberra. Collection PC2 at catalog.paradisec.org.au [Closed Access]. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/MHMW-1C10

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Items in Collection (19)

Item Title Actions
00 Peroveta & Sene Songbook and Films View
01 Sene Hehona - Motu View
02 Sene Lokoru - Motu View
03 Sene Komada Mai Kui - Motu View
04 Sene, Eku Rakwa Nama - Aroma View
05 Sene, Eio Tamao - Aroma View
06 Sene, Geno Goi Vavine Vere - Aroma View
07 Sene, Gaire Kitoro - Rigo View
08 Peroveta Motu, Sivarai Namo View
09 Peroveta Ia Baineme Torea - Motu View
10 Peroveta Keriso Gena Wala Omana - Hula (Vulaa) View
11 Peroveta Iesu Keriso Evara - Motu View
12 Peroveta Eoma Eraka - Hula (Vulaa) View
13 Peroveta Dirava Ena Tau Ta - Motu View
14 Peroveta, Ka Aere Tatou - Cook Islands Maori View
15 Peroveta Seora Gana Egi - Magi Mailu View
16 Peroveta Raratonga Amo Sivarai Namo - Motu View
17 Peroveta Kaino Mai Abela - Motu View
18 Peroveta Bese Veridia - Motu View

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