OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-052

Metadata
Title:Melanesian Spearhead Group Summit - Various Dance, Choir & Music Performances, Rabaul
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Michael Webb (collector), Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous (performer), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Michael Webb (recorder), 1993. Melanesian Spearhead Group Summit - Various Dance, Choir & Music Performances, Rabaul. MXF/MP4. MW6-052 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/KX3F-QY71
Contributor (compiler):Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Contributor (performer):Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous
Contributor (recorder):Michael Webb
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-4.19085; southlimit=-4.2208; westlimit=152.154; eastlimit=152.187
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1993-07-17
Date Created (W3CDTF):1993-07-17
Description:Video Casette#1: Various Performances - Wutung, Tabaran Kakakau, Choir, Bands and Performance of A Vutung Dance, Tabaran Kakakau, Duke of York women’s dance. The Tolai folk songs and dancing have been a form of entertainment and spiritual enlightenment and performance. A song is known as "kakailai" and dance is "malagene". Composition of a song is called "pinipit" and the composer is known as "tena pinipit" or "tena buai". The composers of songs related to dances are knowledgeable in choreography and composition of songs. There are various types of song and dance based on life experiences, events, the environment, birds and animals, and human interactions. Traditional Tolai songs and dances may be performed by both males and females together while others are restricted to one gender. Traditional instrument used for beats, rhythm for the song and dance are kundu (hollow wooden drum with lizard skin), pakupak (slit bamboo) and tidir (bamboo or wooden sticks). The garamut (wooden slit drum) beaten by cane sticks and wooden stick depending on type or dance are mainly for tubuan or more special ceremonies. Generally, the typical male, female or combined traditional Tolai song and dance types of performances are; 1. Mix (Male and female): Libung, Bilolo 2. Female: Wutung, Parpari, Patete 3. Male: Perapere, Kulau, Pinpidik, Tabaran, Tubuan (Steven Gagau, October 2019). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: yes Media: Hi 8 Video NTSC Audio Notes: Digitised by Damsmart Aspect ratio 4x3 Head switch error bottom of screen TBC error on record break @ 00:54:50:05 Minor dropouts - occasional Left audio channel only
Identifier:MW6-052
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/052
Language:Kuanua
Tok Pisin
Language (ISO639):ksd
tpi
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Kuanua language
Tok Pisin language
Subject (ISO639):ksd
tpi
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/052/MW6-052-01.mxf
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/052/MW6-052-01.mp4
Type (DCMI):MovingImage

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-052
DateStamp:  2022-12-09
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Search Info

Citation: Michael Webb (compiler); Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous (performer); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Michael Webb (recorder). 1993. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_MovingImage iso639_ksd iso639_tpi olac_language_documentation olac_singing

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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