oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-055r
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OLAC Record oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-055r |
| Metadata | ||
| Title: | Ol Vos Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Wallarano | |
| Access Rights: | Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions) | |
| Bibliographic Citation: | David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), David Bridie (consultant), Wantok Musik (recorder), Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler, recorder), Enos Gagau (data_inputter), 1990. Ol Vos Bilong Vanuatu from the Cutural Centre Port Vila - Wallarano. MPEG/WAV. WM2-055r at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/q4nk-8071 | |
| 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=-15.7978; southlimit=-16.8202; westlimit=166.789; eastlimit=167.928 | |
| Coverage (ISO3166): | VU | |
| Date (W3CDTF): | 1990-01-01 | |
| Date Created (W3CDTF): | 1990-01-01 | |
| 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 consist of traditional Wallarano chants, songs, and rhythmic performances with powerful group participation and ceremonial percussion. Summary of recording. 1. 001: A group of male singers and performers. They are singing together along with rhythmic percussion (stamping or wood striking), high-pitched chanting style outdoors in a village or community setting (background sounds of nature). Rhythmic and chanting. Performance at Wallarano,, Malakula. 2. 002: Male group vocalists performing in unison and rhythmic percussion with melodic chanting. Performance at Wallarano,, Malakula. 3. 003: A large group of men performing a high-energy rhythmic chant, clapping/stamping accompaniment to group chanting in Wallarano, Malakula. 4. 004: Group performers led by a principal chanter who provides cues/signals. Performance in Wallarano, Malakula. 5. 005: A community vocal and percussion ensemble. Percussion-heavy ritual music; chanting includes melodic segments. Performance in Wallarano, Malakula. Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, May 2026). Language as given: | |
| Format: | Digitised: no | |
| Identifier: | WM2-055r | |
| Identifier (URI): | http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r | |
| Language: | Bislama | |
| Undetermined | ||
| No linguistic content | ||
| Language (ISO639): | bis | |
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| 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/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-001.mp3 | |
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-001.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-002.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-002.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-003.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-003.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-004.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-004.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-005.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/055r/WM2-055r-005.wav | ||
| Type (DCMI): | Sound | |
OLAC Info |
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| 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 |
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| OaiIdentifier: | oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-055r | |
| DateStamp: | 2026-05-10 | |
| GetRecord: | OAI-PMH request for simple DC format | |
Search Info | ||
| Citation: | David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); David Bridie (consultant); Wantok Musik (recorder); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (compiler); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (recorder); Enos Gagau (data_inputter). 1990. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). | |
| Terms: | area_Pacific country_VU dcmi_Sound iso639_bis iso639_und iso639_zxx olac_language_documentation olac_singing | |
Inferred Metadata | ||
| Country: | Vanuatu | |
| Area: | Pacific | |