OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-013a

Metadata
Title:Moab Stringband - Matogo (alt version)
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), George Telek (compiler, performer), Moab Stringband (performer), David Bridie (consultant), Wantok Musik (recorder), 2007. Moab Stringband - Matogo (alt version). MPEG/WAV. WM2-013a at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/wnpj-cf67
Contributor (compiler):David Bridie
George Telek
Contributor (consultant):David Bridie
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Contributor (performer):George Telek
Moab Stringband
Contributor (recorder):Wantok Musik
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-0.686849; southlimit=-7.02993; westlimit=146.992; eastlimit=155.469
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):2007-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):2007-01-01
Description:Moab Stringband is one of Papua New Guinea’s best-known stringbands, based in Raluana near Kokopo in East New Britain. It is closely associated with George Telek, whose fame with Painim Wok helped bring the band wider recognition, and its style is described as faster and more rock-driven than many other PNG stringbands. This recording is about rehearsals and practice of the songs in the album Matogo – George Telek and the Moab Stringband. There are 12 tracks in its main release. Song List. 1. Dickens 2. Harrison Kimbe 3. Paska 4. Tolags 5. Lancy 6. Kununurki 7. Nram (Navunaram) 8. Maima 9. Kikistar 10. Abebe 11. Jenny 12. Gogol The songs are all written by George Telek and the Moab Stringband and are sung mainly in Kuanua(Tolai language) and Tok Pisin, with lyrics framed as intimate, village‑based love or relationship songs. The album was recorded in 2006 during the Sing Sing tour in Australia and released in 2007 on Wantok Musik. Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2026). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: no
Identifier:WM2-013a
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a
Language:English
Kuanua
Tok Pisin
Language (ISO639):eng
ksd
tpi
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:English language
Kuanua language
Tok Pisin language
Subject (ISO639):eng
ksd
tpi
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-001.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-001.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-002.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-002.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-003.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-003.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-004.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-004.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-005.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-005.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-006.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-006.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-007.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-007.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-008.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-008.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-009.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-009.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-010.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-010.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-011.mp3
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http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-012.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/013a/WM2-013a-012.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:WM2-013a
DateStamp:  2026-04-12
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); George Telek (compiler); George Telek (performer); Moab Stringband (performer); David Bridie (consultant); Wantok Musik (recorder). 2007. 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_ksd iso639_tpi olac_language_documentation olac_singing

Inferred Metadata

Country: United KingdomPapua New Guinea
Area: EuropePacific


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