OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-055d

Metadata
Title:Ol Voes Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Central Pentikos
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Wantok Musik (consultant), Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler, performer, recorder), Enos Gagau (data_inputter), 1980. Ol Voes Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Central Pentikos. MPEG/WAV. WM2-055d at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5prg-pr35
Contributor (compiler):David Bridie
Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Contributor (consultant):Wantok Musik
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Enos Gagau
Contributor (performer):Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Contributor (recorder):Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-15.4274; southlimit=-16.0563; westlimit=168.009; eastlimit=168.373
Coverage (ISO3166):VU
Date (W3CDTF):1980-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):1980-01-01
Description:he Vanuatu Cultural Centre (VCC) or Vanuatu Kaljoral Senta (VKS) in Bislama is located n Port Vila. It is the national body charged with recording, preserving, and promoting the diverse cultures of Vanuatu. It functions as an umbrella organisation that includes the National Museum of Vanuatu, the National Library, the National Film & Sound Unit, and other cultural‑documentation projects. The museum displays traditional artefacts such as masks, slit gongs, mats, model canoes, pottery, and archaeological finds, alongside contemporary Vanuatu art and music. "Ol Voes Bilong Vanuatu" is Bislama for "The Voices of Vanuatu" — an anthology or documentary recording of vocal and musical performance traditions from various islands and provinces of Vanuatu. The specified region is where VCC is located in Port Vila. Vanuatu's instrument traditions vary by island group and VCC/VKS field recordings can include musical types like Percussions (tam-tam slit drums, rattles, body/foot), Wind (bamboo flute - nose flute & end-blown, panpipes, conch shell trumpet), String (if stringband content present - ukulele or yukalele, acoustic guitar or gita, seka or improvised bass). Recordings contain traditional Vanuatu vocal music from the Central Pentecost (Apma-speaking) region. The Song List is to be determined with the general contents below. 001 - Singing in vocal performance with instruments of tam-tam drums and rattles 002 - Singing in vocal performance 003 - Singing a song called 'Botler' in vocal performance 004 - Singing in vocal performance with tam-tam drums 005 - Singing in vocal performance with instruments of tam-tam drums and rattles 006 - Singing in vocal performance with instruments of tam-tam drums and rattles Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2026). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: no
Identifier:WM2-055d
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d
Language:Apma
Bislama
Multiple languages
Language (ISO639):app
bis
mul
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Apma language
Bislama language
Multiple languages
Subject (ISO639):app
bis
mul
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-001.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-001.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-002.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-002.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-003.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-003.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-004.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-004.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-005.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-005.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-006.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055d/WM2-055d-006.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:WM2-055d
DateStamp:  2026-05-07
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Wantok Musik (consultant); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (performer); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (recorder); Enos Gagau (data_inputter). 1980. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_VU dcmi_Sound iso639_app iso639_bis iso639_mul olac_language_documentation olac_singing

Inferred Metadata

Country: Vanuatu
Area: Pacific


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