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WM2-003a
Title George Telek - Akave
Description George Telek, PNG's most celebrated musician alblum "Akave" was recorded in Melbourne and Rabaul as a collaboration with David Bridie. It features an array of PNG top musicians and is a mixture of Melanesian dub, stringband, Tolai rock, acoustic and traditional customs.
"Akave" is a rewarding journey through the diverse musical landscape where it blends traditional musical forms and instruments with the contemporary sounds.

"Akave" album is packed with lush harmonies reminiscent of Melanesian churches and bush sounds that make up Telek's trademark melodies and haunting vocals.

The Telek release is his fifth album internationally and for Australia's world music label, Wantok Musik.

Tracklist.

1.West Papua (Merdeka Mix) 04:03
2. Akave 03:12
3.Lok Lok Kdui 03:23
4.J S Airport 04:12
5.Iau Ngalie 03:18
6.Wali 02:19
7.Toniba 03:20
8.Happy Island Girl 04:15
9.Among Nata 04:19
10.Malira 03:34
11.Iau Mari 05:27

The feature song of "Akave" in Tok Pisin and Kuanua and what it means in English.

I am in trouble, I am in trouble, I am in trouble, I am in trouble, I am in trouble, ooooh, I am in trouble, I am in trouble , mum had me here, this is my motherland, rainforest and mountains, oceans and Islands too, we must look after our motherland, foreigners come and log our forests and mine our land…Where is it ? Where is it? Where is my Paradise, where is it? Where is it, Where is my Paradise? Where is it? I am in trouble, I am in trouble, I am in trouble, I am in trouble ooooh, I am in trouble, I am in trouble, they have already said tell them lots of lies, don’t bother about land owners and people will run away, they have already said, tell them lots of lies, foreigners come and log the forest and mine the land, where is it, where is it, where is my paradise, where is it, where is it, where is my paradise, where is my paradise, my paradise, my paradise, my paradise, my paradise, my paradise.

Source: Wantok Musik Foundation & Bandcamp.

(David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2025)
Origination date 2010-09-02
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/003a
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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
David Bridie : compiler
Tim Cole : recorder
Ben Hakalitz : performer
Airi Ingram : performer
Phil Wales : performer
Richard Mogu : performer
Ngaiire Joseph : performer
DOI 10.26278/3f06-cr75
Cite as David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (consultant), George Telek (performer), David Bridie (compiler), Tim Cole (recorder), Ben Hakalitz (performer), Airi Ingram (performer), Phil Wales (performer), Richard Mogu (performer), Ngaiire Joseph (performer), 2010. George Telek - Akave. MPEG/VND.WAV. WM2-003a at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/3f06-cr75
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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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Access Information
Edit access Mihka Chee
David Bridie
View/Download access Mihka Chee
David Bridie
Data access conditions Closed (subject to the access condition details)
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