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WM2-003b
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Title George Telek - Amette
Description George Telek's third album "Amette" was produced by David Bridie on Blunt Label through Shock Records in his Enormodome studion and at the Southern Star Studios in Rabaul PNG. The release of the album "Amette" on George Telek's tour with his Moab Stringband from Rabaul PNG in May 2006. It features five tracks with the Moab Stringband.

Tracklist.

1. Sonny 03:49
2.Paska 02:55
3.Kerevat 02:39
4.Typist 02:47
5.West Papua 03:08
6.Warwagira 03:16
7.Amette 03:29
8.Mama 03:15
9.Lima N Galie 03:21
10.Abebe 03:09
11.Pid Il 03:23
12.VM 03:12
13.Paska (reprise) 03:09

Credits.

George Telek MBE - guitars and vocals
Ben Hakalitz - drums, percussion, kundus, garamut, stringband guitar, harmonies
Glen Low - bass, stringband guitar, harmonies
Phil Wales- electric guitar, stringband guitar, bilas
Greg Pattern - drums, ukelele
David Bridie - keyboards, harmonies, bilas

Special guests
Airi Ingram - from “DRUM DRUM” kundus, garamuts, shakers
Pius Wasi - mumbu (bamboo flute)
Helen Mountfort - cello
Dean Addison - double bass, bass
Kerri Simpson - backing vocal (west papua)
Tim Cole - Bilas

Produced by David Bridie and Tim Cole

Recorded at the Enormodome (except TYPIST and ABEBE) in March 2003
Recorded and mixed by Tim Cole
Mastered by Francois Tetaz at Moose Mastering

TYPIST and ABEBE are originally from the 1986 Moab Stringband “Hammerhead Shark” cassette
Recorded June 1986, Pacific Gold Studios
Engineer John Wong
Exec producer Greg Seeto
Moab Stringband are Keni Wartir, George Telek, K. Kaul, M. Turkai, M. Manaot, K. Kenny, A. Wargi, and B. Minies


Source: Wantok Musik Foundation & Bandcamp.

(David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2025)
Origination date 2004-01-01
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/003b
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Collector
David Bridie
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Countries
Papua New Guinea - PG
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Language as given
Subject language(s)
English - eng
Kuanua - ksd
Tok Pisin - tpi
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Content language(s)
English - eng
Kuanua - ksd
Tok Pisin - tpi
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Dialect
Region / village Rabaul, Melbourne, Oceania

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Originating university University of Sydney
Operator Jodie Kell
Data Categories song
Data Types Sound
Discourse type singing
Roles Steven Gagau : consultant
Steven Gagau : data_inputter
George Telek : performer
David Bridie : compiler
Moab Stringband : performer
DOI 10.26278/f1q2-0x31
Cite as David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (consultant, data_inputter), George Telek (performer), David Bridie (compiler), Moab Stringband (performer), 2004. George Telek - Amette. MPEG/VND.WAV/PDF. WM2-003b at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/f1q2-0x31
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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.
Countries
Australia - AU
Fiji - FJ
Indonesia - ID
Marshall Islands - MH
New Caledonia - NC
Papua New Guinea - PG
Solomon Islands - SB
East Timor - TL
Vanuatu - VU
Samoa - WS
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Languages
Bislama - bis
Chambri - can
Chamari - cdg
Kairak - ckr
English - eng
Indonesian - ind
Kuanua - ksd
Motu - meu
Pijin - pis
Tok Pisin - tpi
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Access Information
Edit access Mihka Chee
David Bridie
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David Bridie
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