OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:SG2-071

Metadata
Title:Kopex Band
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Steven Gagau (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter, depositor), Colleen Darby (consultant), Dominic Rangan (participant), Jenny Rangan (participant), Colleen Darby (data_inputter), CHM Supersound Studios (recorder), Paak Orim (depositor), Kopex band (performer), 1980. Kopex Band. JPEG/TIFF/MPEG/WAV. SG2-071 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/vdmn-8r65
Contributor (compiler):Steven Gagau
Contributor (consultant):Colleen Darby
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Colleen Darby
Contributor (depositor):Steven Gagau
Paak Orim
Contributor (participant):Dominic Rangan
Jenny Rangan
Contributor (performer):Kopex band
Contributor (recorder):CHM Supersound Studios
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-4.03431; southlimit=-4.52149; westlimit=151.362; eastlimit=152.546
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1980-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):1980-01-01
Description:Recording provided to be deposited by Paak Orim, Viviran Village, Toma LLG. Artist: Kopex Band Title: Best Hit songs Recorded by CHM Supersound Studios Kopex Band is a Tolai rock group from Rabaul, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, active in the 1980s. Later entities like Junior Kopex Band and Kopex In-Haus Productions (2021 remake of "Meri Kopex" by Uralom Kania) suggest the name's enduring local legacy in PNG music circles. SIDE A. 1 Madang Town (Tok Pisin) 2 Noken lus tingting lo mi (Tok Pisin) 3 Ia Madit, uga virua na midal (Kuanua) 4 Purpur (Tok Pisin) 5 Lukluk igo long solwara (Tok Pisin) 6 Repeated track 1 SIDE B. 1 Yu tok mi rascal man (Tok Pisin) 2 Mi pipia man (Kuanua/Tok Pisin) 3 Dance Malagir (Kuanua) 4 Namba louo (WNB-Nakanai) 5 Sunday Spin (Kuanua) (Colleen Darby & Steven Gagau, March 2026). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: no Media: Audio
Identifier:SG2-071
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG2/071
Language:Kuanua
Nakanai
Tok Pisin
Language (ISO639):ksd
nak
tpi
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Kuanua language
Nakanai language
Tok Pisin language
Subject (ISO639):ksd
nak
tpi
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG2/071/SG2-071-1.jpg
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http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG2/071/SG2-071-A.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG2/071/SG2-071-A.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG2/071/SG2-071-B.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/SG2/071/SG2-071-B.wav
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
GetRecord:  Pre-generated XML file

OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:SG2-071
DateStamp:  2026-05-12
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: Steven Gagau (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Steven Gagau (depositor); Colleen Darby (consultant); Dominic Rangan (participant); Jenny Rangan (participant); Colleen Darby (data_inputter); CHM Supersound Studios (recorder); Paak Orim (depositor); Kopex band (performer). 1980. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_ksd iso639_nak iso639_tpi olac_language_documentation olac_singing

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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