Item details
Item ID
WM2-002a
Title Tabaran - Audio
Description Not Drowning, Waving (NDW)

released October 10, 1990

Credits:
Lyrics by David Bridle except Tabaran and Abebe by Telek

Recorded at Pacific Gold Studios Rabaul, PNG July to August ‘88
engineered by Tim Cole assisted by Digby Holeong

Post Production at Hothouse Studios assisted by Paul Annison and
Sing Sing Studios Melbourne Australia assisted by Miranda McLachlan

Up in the Mountains recorded at Fast Forward Studios, 1986 engineered, mixed and produced by John French, Tim Cole and Not Drowning, Waving

ART & DESIGN : Russel Bradley
PHOTOGRAPHY : Philip Greenwood
PNG PHOTOS : Russel Bradley, Tim Cole and Rowan McKinnon
PHOTO OF NDW : Stuart Miller

NOT DROWNING,WAVING are:
Russel Bradley, David Bridie, Tim Cole, Rowan McKinnon, John Phillips and James Southall

NDW THANKS THE FOLLOWING:
PNG: Greg Seeto, Jim and Agnes Paliau (Lorengau), Michael Pint, Ludwig, Paul, Martin, Saimon, Snotty, Rambo the wonder dog, All the people from the Ratung Village, Max Memehere and Yaki Tazino (Keravat), The Pacific Gold Crew: Dick, Fabian, Kamit, Nelson, Lino, Harold, Pauli, Nelson, Glen, Kennedy, Kenny and Warbat; Paul and Ancilla Lokei, Polos, Francis, Ebert, Elvis, Seargent Stev~ Mohok and all the Ponam Islanders including the pikinini Rambos; Burns Philp, EM TV, Kundu Crackers. SP, Trukai, The Pacific Gold Tuck Shop, Spear, The Point After Disco, The Sea World Club, Andersons, Buai, Panim Wok, Olgeta manmeri, yu stap isi. Em Nau

AUSTRALIA: Penny Hewson, Mark Worth, Kanin Casey, Community Arts Network, Owen Coney, David Ettelson, Rick King, Stuart Miller, Helen Mountfort, Philip Greenwood, Brian Cam, Rob Taylor, Mona and Grant, Robin Myers, Jaylene Farrell and Peter Shultze.

This trip was funded entirely by the meagre bank accounts of NDW and with the support of Pacific Gold Studios
DEDICATED TO KAMIT MAMUA
MUSICIAN AND ENGINEER AT PACIFIC GOLD
WHO TRAGICALLY DIED IN RABAUL DECEMBER 1989.


The 'Tabaran' music recordings was a result of an invitation from
Greg Seeto, the manager of Pacific Gold Studios, Rabaul in July 1988 with the Not Drowning Waving (NDW) band of Melbourne and some local musicians collaborated.

The songs and lyrics reflect time spent by NDW band in PNG. Other pieces are Papua New Guinean songs, both contemporary and traditional and the arrangements and compositions were supported by the Pacific Gold musicians.

"Tabaran" is not a representative album of Papua New Guinea but the NDW musicians from Melbourne and a variety of musicians who reside in or near Rabaul on the northwest tip of New Britain island.

It was an exciting adventure and a wonderful experience, totally different from anything else we'd done as a band before.

The 'Tabaran' album has forged many lifelong friendships and collaborations of NWD band with the upbeat vibe of Rabaul in its glory days as home to a vibrant music scene and its local musicians.

Source: Wantok Musik

(David Bridie & Steven Gagau, May 2025)
Origination date 1990-10-10
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/002a
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Collector
David Bridie
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Language as given
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Dialect
Region / village Oceania
Originating university University of Sydney
Operator Jodie Kell
Data Categories song
Data Types Sound
Discourse type singing
Roles Steven Gagau : consultant
George Telek : performer
Greg Seeto : recorder
David Bridie : compiler
David Bridie : performer
Tim Cole : performer
John Phillips : performer
Russell Bradley : performer
Rowan McKinnon : performer
James Southall : performer
Digby Holeong : recorder
DOI 10.26278/hqmd-t920
Cite as David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (consultant), George Telek (performer), Greg Seeto (recorder), David Bridie (compiler, performer), Tim Cole (performer), John Phillips (performer), Russell Bradley (performer), Rowan McKinnon (performer), James Southall (performer), Digby Holeong (recorder), 1990. Tabaran - Audio. MPEG/VND.WAV. WM2-002a at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/hqmd-t920
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Collection Information
Collection ID WM2
Collection title Wantok Musik Foundation (WMF) - Music Label Recordings of Oceania Region.
Description The Wantok Musik Foundation is an Australian-based not-for-profit Music Label that records, releases and promotes culturally infused music from Indigenous Australia, Melanesia and Oceania. The brand “Wantok Musik” is a Melanesian term that reflects talking with a common language “one talk” although in the diverse cultures of the region that may have different sounds, different beats, different instruments, the music we all share is common and singing about the same things such as our history, our lore, our education, our hurts, our joys, our injustices, our struggles, our lives, our communities and our stories. This Collection preserves rich musical talents and artists of the Oceania region where the Wantok Musik Label through album recordings and collaborative projects has fostered cross-cultural initiatives and exchange. Through music and language within the diverse cultures of the region, we hear, share and learn about entertainers, performers and artistic and creative expressions where over the years, the Wantok Musik label has recorded, released and promoted of music from First Nation Australia, Melanesia and Oceania. Wantok Musik promotes local and international profile of First Nation and world music groups based in the region by supporting and providing greater economic opportunity for artists, long-term career sustainability at the same time by managing the various activities addresses social issues with creative and culturally focused approaches.
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Edit access Mihka Chee
David Bridie
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David Bridie
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