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oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-062

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Title:Interview with Tuluet Lepan, Davapia, Rabuana
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Michael Webb (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Michael Webb (interviewer), Tuluet Lepan (speaker), Caspar Paikara (participant), 1993. Interview with Tuluet Lepan, Davapia, Rabuana. MPEG/X-WAV. MW6-062 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/WFWD-EY05
Contributor (compiler):Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Contributor (interviewer):Michael Webb
Contributor (participant):Caspar Paikara
Contributor (speaker):Tuluet Lepan
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-4.1263; southlimit=-4.26344; westlimit=152.128; eastlimit=152.239
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1993-08-03
Date Created (W3CDTF):1993-08-03
Description:Tape#1: Musical Background and Journey of Tuluet Lepan Side A & B: Tuluet Lepan was born in 1925 and grew up to be a popular stringband musician in the villages in northern part tip outside Rabaul town. He played in his stringband locally known in the Gazelle Peninsula as "team"in the 1960s' performing in village events like weddings, fundraising called "cup tea" usually all night or 6pm to 6am and other activities upon invitation. There was not much money paid to local stringbands but these artists did it for sharing their musical talents and skills for entertainment and enjoyment with the people. Tuluet learnt playing guitar and ukelele from his uncle Elisa Tiden when he was growing up before and after the World War 1942 and developed to be a composer and performer of stringband music. He guitar style was mainly spanish key, 5 key and blue mountain (3 key). His focus was on traditional music and was not influenced by by western style of music but focused on Kuanua songs like "Kaliku", "ToMadit", "Bona Ravian" and blends of traditional songs of "Warbat", "Malira". As a performer, he also uses traditional dress and costumes like "moamong", "vinavan" the head dress "kangal", "tokatokoi". Tuluet produced some recordings and played in Radio Rabaul programs and with his experience, he taught other younger generation to learn stringband music. Conversations on performances at community events usually are organised with a number of stringbands "teams" and take turns during the course of the night. It usually becomes competitive amongs the "teams" and try to outplay each other. Elements to attracting and pulling interest of people to like and support each "team's" music is evident during these performances with magical spells or power brought in and practiced as "langoron". There is also the element of "malira" to attract ladies to be interested in the individuals performing too. Tutuet also has the observation and seen the experiences of the changing music with live power bands, style of songs composed is taking away the way stringbands had in its significance. He is unhappy with other musicians copying and re-using his composed songs without his permission but just accepts it and does not take the matter up with these artists and besides there are no copyright laws to police such things. (Steven Gagau, May 2019). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: yes Media: Sony UX Cassette Tape Audio Notes: Tape Machine: Tascam 122MK3 Soundcard: RME HDSPe AIO A/D Converter: RME AD1-2 Pro FS File: 24bit, 96kHz, stereo Length: Sude A 00:31:39 . Side B 00:23:13 Listening Quality:Good quality, some background noise due to tape deterioration but speech is clear.
Identifier:MW6-062
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/062
Language:Tok Pisin
Language (ISO639):tpi
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Tok Pisin language
Subject (ISO639):tpi
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/062/MW6-062-A.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/062/MW6-062-B.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/062/MW6-062-B.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/062/MW6-062-A.wav
Type (DCMI):Sound
Type (OLAC):primary_text

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-062
DateStamp:  2022-12-09
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Search Info

Citation: Michael Webb (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Michael Webb (interviewer); Tuluet Lepan (speaker); Caspar Paikara (participant). 1993. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_tpi olac_language_documentation olac_primary_text olac_text_and_corpus_linguistics

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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