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oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-023

Metadata
Title:Interview with Anna Kuskus, Rabaul
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Michael Webb (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Anna Kuskus (speaker), 1993. Interview with Anna Kuskus, Rabaul. X-WAV/MPEG. MW6-023 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/V9S6-AH47
Contributor (compiler):Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Contributor (speaker):Anna Kuskus
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-4.18228; southlimit=-4.24614; westlimit=152.151; eastlimit=152.195
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1993-03-17
Date Created (W3CDTF):1993-03-17
Description:Tape#1: Background and Musical Journey of Anna Kuskus Side A&B: Anna Kuskus was born on 23rd February 1963 to parentage of father from Sulka, East Pomio and Bakowi, Talasea, West New Britain and Tolai mother, Gazelle Peninsula of East New Britain. She attended Kalamanagunan Primary School to Grade 6 and did not continue due to school fees problems as she came from a family of twelve children with family financial hardships. Anna comes from a musical family with her father being a composer of songs in stringbands with guitars and ukelele as well as traditional dance. Her younger brothers Chris and Henry also are musicians producing their own recording albums at CHM Studios. They also all recorded an album Kuskus Family Vol.1 with CHM Studios. Anna learnt her music from her father and accompanying her brothers to the CHM recording studio listening to musicians and how sound engineers arranged music for bands and singers. The styles of music are traditional songs played with modern music using spoken languages like Bakowi, Sulka, Kuanua, Tok Pisin. As a female musician, she was only one of three namely Julie Toliman and Joyce Lavet who made it to record albums in the two Rabaul based studios in CHM and PGS labels. It was a challenge during her time and shares that music were not encouraged much on regular basis for female artists by events or festivals such as Tolai Warwagira. Anna's all time favourite musician is Telek. Although she has not done music performances, the only one she was involved with was a video clip of Barike Band of Rabaul in the sone "Aiye, Aiyo" where she was in the female dancing act. Anna shared her experiences in bringing traditional magical spells using means in Kuanua like "kubak, kabang, kavavar, buai na gugu etc" to modern music to draw crowds and followers of musicians as well as to have protection "babat" from harm from jealous people about their music talents. Anna continues her interest to learn playing the keyboard and become a better herself with more musical skills. (Steven Gagau, July 2019). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: yes Audio Notes: Operator: Nicholas Fowler-Gilmore Tape Machine: Tascam 122. A/D Converter: RME ADI-2 Pro fs Sound Card: RME HDSPe AIO File: 24bit96kHz, Stereo Length: Side A: 0:31:36 Side B: 0:14:41 Speed: 1 7/8 ips Listening Quality: Ok. Lots of background sounds, kids playing, laughing, singing, crying. General sounds of people. Crickets, dogs.
Identifier:MW6-023
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/023
Language:English
Tok Pisin
Language (ISO639):eng
tpi
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:English language
Tok Pisin language
Subject (ISO639):eng
tpi
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
historical_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/023/MW6-023-B.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/023/MW6-023-B.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/023/MW6-023-A.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/023/MW6-023-A.mp3
Type (DCMI):Sound

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Description:  http://www.language-archives.org/archive/paradisec.org.au
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-023
DateStamp:  2022-12-09
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Search Info

Citation: Michael Webb (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Anna Kuskus (speaker). 1993. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Europe area_Pacific country_GB country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_eng iso639_tpi olac_historical_linguistics olac_language_documentation

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Country: United KingdomPapua New Guinea
Area: EuropePacific


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