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

Metadata
Title:Ol Vos Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Santo East Primary School
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), David Bridie (compiler, consultant), Wantok Musik (recorder), Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler, recorder), Enos Gagau (data_inputter), 2000. Ol Vos Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Santo East Primary School. MPEG/WAV. WM2-055p at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/thm3-6354
Contributor (compiler):David Bridie
Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Contributor (consultant):David Bridie
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Enos Gagau
Contributor (recorder):Wantok Musik
Vanuatu Cultural Centre
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-14.6316; southlimit=-15.7974; westlimit=166.471; eastlimit=167.553
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 - Children's group song with counting lead-in and applause 2. 002 - Teacher organising children; singing 'The More We Get Together' 3. 003 - Extended children's choir performance - cultural/school song 4. 004 - Teacher-student interaction with group singing 5. 005 - Medley: English song, local fruit song (papaya/coconut), chanting A group of children (both boys and girls), likely primary school students at Santo East Primary School. The recording begins with a lead voice counting in ("Two, three" or similar), followed by the full group singing in unison. No individual names are mentioned. An audience (possibly adults/teachers) can be heard applauding at the end. Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2026). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: no
Identifier:WM2-055p
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p
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/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-001.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-001.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-002.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-002.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-003.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-003.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-004.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-004.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-005.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055p/WM2-055p-005.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:WM2-055p
DateStamp:  2026-05-07
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); David Bridie (compiler); David Bridie (consultant); Wantok Musik (recorder); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (recorder); 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


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