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

Metadata
Title:		Ol Voes Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Monexile
Access Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:		David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), David Bridie (consultant, interviewer), Wantok Musik (compiler, recorder), Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler, consultant), Enos Gagau (data_inputter), 2000. Ol Voes Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Monexile. MPEG/WAV. WM2-055l at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/v38z-mp32
Contributor (compiler):		David Bridie
		Wantok Musik
		Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Contributor (consultant):		David Bridie
		Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Contributor (data_inputter):		Steven Gagau
		Enos Gagau
Contributor (interviewer):		David Bridie
Contributor (recorder):		Wantok Musik
Coverage (Box):		northlimit=-14.5785; southlimit=-15.7975; westlimit=166.109; eastlimit=167.554
Coverage (ISO3166):		VU
Date (W3CDTF):		2000-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):		2000-01-01
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). Summary of Songs. 1. 001 - Singing, vocal/instrumental performance of kastom song. 2. 002 - Singing, vocal/instrumental performance of kastom song. At end of 002, short conversation about song performance between the Wantok Musik's David Bridie and a local community leader and member (unknown) about the name of the dance. The informant provides the name 'Bolran. Bridie comments that the dance is a good thing — it is passed down through young boys and girls learning from their mothers, fathers, and grandparents (bubu). This reflects an intergenerational cultural transmission value. The language and location is undetermined and reference to Monexile or Monexil suggests the locality on the island of Espiritu Santo. Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2026). Language as given:
Format:		Digitised: no
Identifier:		WM2-055l
Identifier (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055l
Language:		Bislama
		Undetermined
Language (ISO639):		bis
		und
Publisher:		Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:		Bislama language
		Undetermined language
Subject (ISO639):		bis
		und
Subject (OLAC):		language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055l/WM2-055l-001.mp3
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055l/WM2-055l-001.wav
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055l/WM2-055l-002.mp3
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055l/WM2-055l-002.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:WM2-055l
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); David Bridie (interviewer); Wantok Musik (compiler); Wantok Musik (recorder); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (consultant); Enos Gagau (data_inputter). 2000. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms:		area_Pacific country_VU dcmi_Sound iso639_bis iso639_und olac_language_documentation olac_singing
Inferred Metadata
Country:		Vanuatu
Area:		Pacific