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Collection ID WM2
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.
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2
Collector
David Bridie
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Operator Jodie Kell
Originating university University of Sydney
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
Malay, Ambonese - abs
Bislama - bis
Chambri - can
Chamari - cdg
Kairak - ckr
English - eng
Indonesian - ind
Kuanua - ksd
Motu - meu
Pijin - pis
Tok Pisin - tpi
Multiple languages - mul
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Region / village Oceania
DOI 10.26278/nbh4-tw44
Cite as David Bridie (collector), 1975. Wantok Musik Foundation (WMF) - Music Label Recordings of Oceania Region. . Collection WM2 at catalog.paradisec.org.au [Closed Access]. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/nbh4-tw44

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Edit access Jodie Kell
Steven Gagau
Michael Manzini
Mihka Chee
David Bridie
Data access conditions Closed (subject to the access condition details)
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Items in Collection (254)

Item Title Actions
058a Agolgol Stringband (Gunantuna) - Lae Festival View
059a Blue Beats Stringband View
060a Enga Angan Tolais - Film View
060b Enga Angan Tolais - Audio View
060c Enga Angan Tolais - IPNGS TOLAIS TRADITIONAL View
061 Eastern Highlands Sing Sing View
062a Richard Mogu - Inagwe View
062b Richard Mogu - Inagwe Video and Photos View
063a Maubere Timor - Album View
063b Maubere Timor - Recording Sessions View
063c Maubere Timor - Photos View
063d Maubere Timor - Jorge Photos View
064a PNG Stringband POM - Best Of View
065a Kopex Band - Haus Benzin View
066a Gilnata Stringband - Recordings View
066b Gilnata Stringband - Photos View
067a Langa Vibrations - Recordings View
068a Britain Stringband - Recordings View
069a Paramena Strangers - Recordings View
070a Papua New Guinea Stringband - 60s View
071a We Have Come To Testify - Album View
071b We Have Come To Testify - Artwork View
072a Tio - Sorousian View
072b Tio - Sorousian (Filmclips and Press) View
073 Sanguma - In USA Film View
073a Sanguma - SIde 1 View
074a Sambra Aikit - Motomse View
075a Gulaan – Tavalodet Mobarak View
075b Gulaan – New CD View
075c Gulaan – Live recordings View
076a Tony Subam - Photos View
077a Kaivili - Kaivili View
078a Gilgilwang Stringband - Rumensi View
078b Gilgilwang Stringband - Bialla View
080a Uramat Mugas - Video View
080b Uramat Mugas - Audio View
080c Uramat Mugas - Photos View
081 Marley Anta View
082a Pius Wasi - Mambu Tambaran and other audio View
082b Pius Wasi - Video View
083a Boera - Audio View
083b Boera - Video View
083c Boera - Images View
084a Posus Stringband of Ponam Island Manus - Recordings View
084b Posus Stringband of Ponam Island Manus - Photos View
084c Posus Stringband of Ponam Island Manus - NDW Tabaran 1988 Photos View
085a OK Tedi - Music View
085b OK Tedi - Interviews View
086a Junior Devils Stringband of Vunadidir - Bounces 1 View

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