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

Metadata
Title:Ol Voes Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Chief Longlenn Toman
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), David Bridie (consultant), Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler, recorder), Enos Gagau (data_inputter), Chief Longlenn Toman (performer), 1980. Ol Voes Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Chief Longlenn Toman . MPEG/WAV. WM2-055e at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/20dn-p730
Contributor (compiler):David Bridie
Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Contributor (consultant):David Bridie
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Enos Gagau
Contributor (performer):Chief Longlenn Toman
Contributor (recorder):Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-15.8083; southlimit=-16.7045; westlimit=166.943; eastlimit=167.96
Coverage (ISO3166):VU
Date (W3CDTF):1980-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):1980-01-01
Description:The 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). The recordings are contributed by Chief Longlenn Toman from Malekula, the performer, singer and traditional knowledge holder whose material is being recorded and preserved. 001 - WWII Memorial Song & Yahweh invocation, Na'ahai (singing),Bislama(spoken). 002 - Singing track in Na'ahai possibly on recording artefact or introductory moment. 003 - Lavet Mourning Song, Na'ahai(singing),Bislama (spoken) 004 - Personal Introduction & Ni Leka Baal, Bislama (spoken) 005 - Ni Leka Baal public dance performance, Na'ahai (singing), Bislama (spoken) 006 - Additional Public Dance Song & performance. Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2026). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: no
Identifier:WM2-055e
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e
Language:Bislama
English
Malfaxal
Language (ISO639):bis
eng
mlx
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Bislama language
English language
Malfaxal language
Subject (ISO639):bis
eng
mlx
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-001.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-001.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-002.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-002.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-003.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-003.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-004.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-004.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-005.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-005.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-006.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055e/WM2-055e-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:WM2-055e
DateStamp:  2026-05-07
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); David Bridie (consultant); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (recorder); Enos Gagau (data_inputter); Chief Longlenn Toman (performer). 1980. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Europe area_Pacific country_GB country_VU dcmi_Sound iso639_bis iso639_eng iso639_mlx olac_language_documentation olac_singing

Inferred Metadata

Country: United KingdomVanuatu
Area: EuropePacific


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