OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-037a

Metadata
Title:JipaJiroa Stringband
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), JipaJiroa Stringband (performer), Mastersounds Studio (recorder), Bistaveos Productions. (compiler), Manuwia Kalsong (compiler), Kalo Dick Mariki (compiler), 2014. JipaJiroa Stringband . MPEG/WAV/JPEG/TIFF. WM2-037a at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/3pn3-6x93
Contributor (compiler):David Bridie
Bistaveos Productions.
Manuwia Kalsong
Kalo Dick Mariki
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Contributor (performer):JipaJiroa Stringband
Contributor (recorder):Mastersounds Studio
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-17.6721; southlimit=-17.7496; westlimit=168.247; eastlimit=168.336
Coverage (ISO3166):VU
Date (W3CDTF):2014-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):2014-01-01
Description:Jipajiroa Stringband from Mele village near Port Vila, Efate Island, Vanuatu. These tracks feature classic Vanuatu stringband style—ukulele riffs, call-response Bislama vocals, and kava-bar energy. These tracks span their 2014 Darling Siti album, Vol. 4 Education, Vol. 6, and a covers collection, all in upbeat Bislama stringband style with ukulele, guitar, and harmonies. The albums blend originals (love, village life in Bislama) with Western covers in uptempo stringband style; full digital tracklists unavailable, typical for local Vanuatu releases. Documented tracks (inclusive but not exhaustive list) 2014 Album: Darling Siti (Mastersounds) 1. Darling Siti 2. Ji Manaturaga 3. Repuki Erera 4. Marolyne (Lelei Siviri) 5. Merelyne 5. Poor Man (Jipjirua) 6. Njawe 7. Solomon Meri Vol. 4: Education (c. 2010) 1. AMA College (top hit) 2. Beautiful Village 3. Mele Cascades Band Leaders/Managers are Manuwia Kalsong and Kalo Dick Mariki and recorded by Mastersounds Studio (Vila) and Bistaveos Productions. Source: wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, March 2026). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: no
Identifier:WM2-037a
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/037a
Language:Bislama
Language (ISO639):bis
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Bislama language
Subject (ISO639):bis
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/037a/WM2-037a-001.mp3
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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:WM2-037a
DateStamp:  2026-03-18
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); JipaJiroa Stringband (performer); Mastersounds Studio (recorder); Bistaveos Productions. (compiler); Manuwia Kalsong (compiler); Kalo Dick Mariki (compiler). 2014. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_VU dcmi_Sound iso639_bis olac_language_documentation olac_singing

Inferred Metadata

Country: Vanuatu
Area: Pacific


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