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Ol Sing Blong Plantesen and book brings song and dance tradition to light.
Ol Sing Blong Plantesen - Plantation Songs - brings to light the fascinating and creative tradition of Salvesen, a song and dance form that emerged from the sorrowful and alienating years of South
Sea Islanders' indentured labor in the cane fields
of Queensland.
▶ Salvesen ami songs sung by Pelongk, Peskarus and Lutes villagers, Uluveu, Maskelyne Islands, Vanuatu.
▶ Bonani songs sung by Burumba and Nikaura villagers, Epi, Vanuatu.
▶ Congregational hymns sung by Pelongk villagers, Uluveu.
1. Len nebong†
2. I gat wan ples i stap [Bislama: There is a place]
3. A God igol
4. Lae lae‡
5. Come along†
6. Komarakakua‡
7. Tai juo tolu‡
8. I am a Christian soldier†§
9. Sulu sulu luwe‡
10 Len nebong
11. We are marching on†
12. Paro mrapa‡
13. Soldiers fighting ’round the cross†§
14. Room enough†*
15. Christmas bells are ringing†
16. Rajouial yuka vou‡*
17. God Yu Yu strong
18. The King’s highway†
19. I have been redeemed†*
20. Angels hovering round†*
21. Roi kito‡
22. I want to be a soldier†
23. Roll Jordan roll†*
24. Nobody knows the trouble†*
25. Run Mary run†*
26. I am glad I belong to
▶ Album and book researched and recorded, compiled and written by Michael Webb.
▶ Field assistant: Piwi Harry
▶ Original audio processing: Isaac Harvey
▶ Field research was funded by Sydney Conservatorium of Music,The University of Sydney.
▶ Production was enabled in part by the Australia Research Council
▶ Linkage Projects scheme (Project LP150100973).
▶ Tracks recorded at Uluveu (Maskeleyne Islands): 1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13-15, 17-20, 22-27.
▶ Tracks recorded at Burumba, Epi: 7, 16
▶ Tracks recorded at Nikaura, Epi: 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 21.
▶ Mastered by Simon Polinski
Source: Wantok Musik Foundation | Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
(David Bridie, Michael Webb, Steven Gagau, July 2025)
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| Cite as |
David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (consultant, data_inputter), Michael Webb (compiler, researcher), David Bridie (compiler), Piwi Harry (participant), Isaac Harvey (recorder), Simon Polinski (editor), 2023. Ol Sing Blong Plantesen - Documents. VND.OPENXMLFORMATS-OFFICEDOCUMENT.WORDPROCESSINGML.DOCUMENT/PDF. WM2-035b at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/7peb-0949 |
