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OLAC Record oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-034a |
| Metadata | ||
| Title: | Nēvēnek Torba Province - Ground Music Album | |
| Access Rights: | Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions) | |
| Bibliographic Citation: | David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), David Bridie (compiler), Andrew Robinson (recorder), Nēvēnek (performer), Willie Plasua (participant), Nicholson Dini (participant), David Rosco (participant), Kenken Fraser (participant), Dickinson Levi (participant), Pascale Levi (participant), Edgar Howard (participant), 2018. Nēvēnek Torba Province - Ground Music Album. MPEG/WAV/PDF. WM2-034a at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/yxcc-q811 | |
| Contributor (compiler): | David Bridie | |
| Contributor (data_inputter): | Steven Gagau | |
| Contributor (participant): | Willie Plasua | |
| Nicholson Dini | ||
| David Rosco | ||
| Kenken Fraser | ||
| Dickinson Levi | ||
| Pascale Levi | ||
| Edgar Howard | ||
| Contributor (performer): | Nēvēnek | |
| Contributor (recorder): | Andrew Robinson | |
| Coverage (Box): | northlimit=-12.8066; southlimit=-14.5782; westlimit=166.24; eastlimit=168.597 | |
| Coverage (ISO3166): | VU | |
| Date (W3CDTF): | 2018-05-01 | |
| Date Created (W3CDTF): | 2018-05-01 | |
| Description: | Nēvēnek: Ground Music from Torba Province, Vanuatu is a 2019 compilation album documenting traditional "ground music" from the Banks Islands in Torba Province (northern Vanuatu), released by Wantok Musik and Bandcamp. Nēvēnek is a compendium of an oral history that is alive and evolving. Song List: 1. Father Levi Sandy - Nagwn Tamat 2. Vilian Pride - Beve Nu Ao 3. Dolap Water Music - Freshwater Spring Bubbling 4. Chief Willie Plasua - Farewell Song 5. Black Bamboo Band - Ea Eale 6. Chief Willie Plasua & John Star - Tam Tam Beat 7. Christopher Qwat - Suwave Song 8. Jerol Qalqet - Independence Storian 9. John Mark Woklo - Oio 10. Chief Willie Plasua & John Star - Death of the Chief 11. Ontar Sunshine String Band feat. Levi Sandy - Green Island Song 12. Henry Elai - Paia Women 13. Totolag Kastom Group feat John Wilson - Nawat Titi (Dance of Vin Walwal) 14. Vanwe String Band - Seloynamya 15. Dolap Water Music - School Of Fish 16. Chief Nicholson - Rowa 17. Susan Wongui - Welicud 18. Jerol Qalqet - Qat 19. Margaret Gaua - Ehave Rea 20. Dolap Warer Music - Waves break on the reef 21. Leserpla Tam Tam Group - No Dung Gi Jaoo 22. Vanwe String Band - Al 23. John Henry Richard - Aiyawo 24. Black Bamboo Band - Eale Sivigi Sivigi 25. Totolag Kastom Group - Gre Tu 26. Richard Woris - Blackbirding 27. Village chatter Nēvēnek is music grounded in place, while also presenting a sense of how the people of Torba see themselves as situated in a contemporary world; indeed the recordings here connect Banks Islanders to Queensland through the Pacific Island slave-trade on the late 19th century, to the first arrival and acceptance of traders and missionaries, to the global process of decolonisation and nation-forming in the late 20th century. Nēvēnek is sung in the various languages of islands of Gaua, Ureparapara, Mota Lava in villages of Dolag, Leserpla and Totolag. Recorded at: Dolag village, Gaua Leserpla Village, Ureparapara Totolag village, Mota Lava Torba Province, Vanuatu, May 2018 credits released September 30, 2019 Recorded by Andrew Robinson Mixed & Mastered by Andrew Robinson at ToRurua Studios, Melbourne. Produced by David Bridie & Sandy Sur Photography - Nicky Kuautonga, David Bridie, Melinda Lucas Album design - Rosa Coyle-Hayward Music Directors Gaua - Chief Willie Plasua, John Star Ureparapara - Chief Nicholson Dini, Chief David Rosco. Mota Lava - Chief Kenken Fraser, Chief Dickinson Levi, Chief Pascale Levi, Edgar Howard Further explanations - Thomas Dick, Monika Stern Thank you Amy Chapman, Denis Crowdy, Ralph Reganvanu, Nicky Kuautonga, Thomas Dick, Monika Stern, Denis Crowdy, David Nalo, John Star, Nicky, Viviane, Ladonna, Delly, David, Gina, Nicole, Roslyn, Miranda. Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, March 2026). Language as given: | |
| Format: | Digitised: no | |
| Identifier: | WM2-034a | |
| Identifier (URI): | http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/034a | |
| Language: | Bislama | |
| Motlav | ||
| Nume | ||
| Lehali | ||
| Language (ISO639): | bis | |
| mlv | ||
| tgs | ||
| tql | ||
| Publisher: | Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) | |
| Rights: | Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions) | |
| Subject: | Bislama language | |
| Motlav language | ||
| Nume language | ||
| Lehali language | ||
| Subject (ISO639): | bis | |
| mlv | ||
| tgs | ||
| tql | ||
| Subject (OLAC): | language_documentation | |
| Table Of Contents (URI): | http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/034a/WM2-034a-001.mp3 | |
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| Type (DCMI): | Sound | |
OLAC Info |
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| 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 |
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| OaiIdentifier: | oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-034a | |
| DateStamp: | 2026-03-18 | |
| GetRecord: | OAI-PMH request for simple DC format | |
Search Info | ||
| Citation: | David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); David Bridie (compiler); Andrew Robinson (recorder); Nēvēnek (performer); Willie Plasua (participant); Nicholson Dini (participant); David Rosco (participant); Kenken Fraser (participant); Dickinson Levi (participant); Pascale Levi (participant); Edgar Howard (participant). 2018. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). | |
| Terms: | area_Pacific country_VU dcmi_Sound iso639_bis iso639_mlv iso639_tgs iso639_tql olac_language_documentation olac_singing | |
Inferred Metadata | ||
| Country: | Vanuatu | |
| Area: | Pacific | |