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INAGWE – Richard Mogu
1 Gena Mari
2 Mama’s Lament
3 Inagwe
4 Oli
5 Jinja (featuring VJ aka Voodoo Dred)
6 Ona Lavi
7 Kisim Taim
8 Lou Pom (featuring Narasirato)
9 Anamuro
Produced by Airi Ingram and Richard Mogu.
All tracks composed by Richard Mogu, except Mama’s Lament composed by Richard Mogu, Airi Ingram and Josh Tamanabe, and Ona Lavi by Richard Mogu and Sega Brothers (traditional from Boru village, Milne Bay).
MUSICIANS
Richard Mogu – bass, piano, keys, garamut, kundu, kwakumba, percussion
Airi Ingram – drum kit, garamut, kundu, mpc, keys, kwakumba, percussion
Pan Pipes
Narasirato Pan Pipe band from Solomon Islands
Guitars
Selwyn Burns
Tom Martin
Gulaan on Inagwe
Ross Hannaford on Kisim Taim
Phil Wales on Gena Mari and Mama’s Lament
John Phillips on Gena Mari
Keyboards
Steve Teakle
David Bridie on Mama’s Lament
Backing vocals
Lea Rumwaropen, Petra Rumwaropen
Sixta Mambour
Marike Tebay
Ranu James on Oli and Anamuro
Vadim Juste-Constant on Jinja
Horns
Phil Bywater – sax
Declan Jones – trumpet
Kynan Robinson – trombone
Ayebwelim village singers on Inagwe recorded during the recording of the soundtrack to the film In a Savage Land in the Trobriand Islands. The singers are the women of Ayebwelim village.
Acknowledgements:
My wife Barbara & the kids for allowing me to pursue a passion that takes me away from home many times. It’s not possible to make it without you.
David Bridie for believing in the ‘wantoks’ & opening doors of opportunities (not forgetting raiding the fridge anytime)
Airileke Ingram for tirelessly working thru all of this.
Anna Ingram & ‘the shorty mob’ for putting up with all the late night arrivals & keeping me company away from home.
Johnny Phillips for allowing us to track at RMIT studio. Some tracking at David Bridie’s studio, the Enormodome.
Artin.....& Rob Zugaro, our recording engineers.
Sega Brothers – thanks for the song Ona Lavi.
Josh Tamanabe and Airi Ingram for co writing Mama’s Lament.
Rachel Connor, Michael Agar, Carolyn Logan, Andrew Penney.
This CD was made possible by the generous assistance of the Christensen Foundation. Special thanks to Catherine Sparks.
About the songs:
Gena Mari is a traditional song. It is about absent fathers from the home & metaphorically speaks about urban drift.
Mama’s Lament expresses sentiments of the uncertainties of what we’re leaving for our children tomorrow. Granma put us to sleep with it.
Inagwe is the lament of an orphan child. It’s sung in the Kiriwina language of the Trobriand Islands
The song Oli met us in the studio. It’s the mourning of my sister Oli who left us too early.
Jinja is a love song. It’s about being far away from home for long time & missing a special person, especially the cold nights in Melbourne.
Ona Lavi is a garden working song from the village. The Sega brothers did a version of this – thanks!
Kisim Taim is a song about environment and forestry, concern for the forests of Papua New Guinea due to logging companies and government corruption.
Lou Pom is from Mailu, Amazon Bay; a song about the beauty, peace & tranquillity of homeland. When I’m walking along the beaches at home, there are no worries. I miss home!
Anamuro recalls the cruelties of the greatest tribal fight the world has ever seen, World War II.
Mogu hails from Mailu village, Amazon Bay, Milne Bay province on the south coast of Papua New Guinea and now resides in Port Moresby, the nation’s capital.
Mogu has been a feature musician in PNG for many years, involved in many projects and has toured the world. Now through his relationship with Wantok Musik, he has released his debut solo album. Dispela cd emi explainim sentiments bilong richard regarding plenti issues long culture, environment, grass roots na feeling bilong ol.
Check out the links below for info on other Wantok releases including “Countryman” by Frank Yamma, “Akave” and “Pairap Gen” by George Telek, “Spirit of Mambesak” by Black Paradise and the West Papuan “Strange Birds in Paradise” soundtrack. Stay tuned for the long awaited debut Melanesian groove CD from Airi Ingram.
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