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OLAC Record oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-056a |
| Metadata | ||
| Title: | Vanuatu Stringband | |
| 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 (consultant), Enos Gagau (data_inputter), 1977. Vanuatu Stringband. MPEG/WAV. WM2-056a at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/mz44-t224 | |
| Contributor (compiler): | David Bridie | |
| Contributor (consultant): | David Bridie | |
| Vanuatu Cultural Centre | ||
| Contributor (data_inputter): | Steven Gagau | |
| Enos Gagau | ||
| Contributor (recorder): | Wantok Musik | |
| Coverage (Box): | northlimit=-12.796; southlimit=-20.36; westlimit=164.834; eastlimit=171.729 | |
| Coverage (ISO3166): | VU | |
| Date (W3CDTF): | 1977-10-01 | |
| Date Created (W3CDTF): | 1977-10-01 | |
| Description: | Vanuatu stringband music is a genre of acoustic popular music that has become a central national identity marker for ni-Vanuatu (the citizens of Vanuatu). Played on acoustic instruments — primarily guitar, ukulele, and a homemade one-string bush bass — it is distinct from kastom miusik (traditional ceremonial music) and from electric pop or reggae. Ni-Vanuatu perceive it as their own genuine kalja (culture), stael (style), and miusik. (Source: Ellerich, Melanesian Mainstream: Stringband Music and Identity in Vanuatu, 2020.) Song List. 001 — Pre-Independence song 002 — Opo Mase (Commercial Jingle) 003 — Elena (Bislama Love Song) 004 — Almeria' (Folk song) 005 — Pentecost Girlfriend 006 — I Like to Stay in Vanuatu' (Tourism Song) 007 — Gospel Song (Faith song) 008 — Taxi 272' (Bislama Love Song) 009 — Lord Jesus Pli Selve Mi (Sea Journey song) 010 — Toyota Promotional Stringband Song 011 — Long Live Vanuatu' (Independence Song) Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2026). Language as given: | |
| Format: | Digitised: no | |
| Identifier: | WM2-056a | |
| Identifier (URI): | http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a | |
| Language: | Bislama | |
| English | ||
| Multiple languages | ||
| Language (ISO639): | bis | |
| eng | ||
| mul | ||
| 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 | ||
| Multiple languages | ||
| Subject (ISO639): | bis | |
| eng | ||
| mul | ||
| Subject (OLAC): | language_documentation | |
| Table Of Contents (URI): | http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-001.mp3 | |
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-001.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-002.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-002.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-003.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-003.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-004.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-004.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-005.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-005.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-006.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-006.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-007.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-007.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-008.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-008.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-009.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-009.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-010.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-010.wav | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-011.mp3 | ||
| http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-011.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:WM2-056a | |
| 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); Wantok Musik (recorder); Vanuatu Cultural Centre (consultant); Enos Gagau (data_inputter). 1977. 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_mul olac_language_documentation olac_singing | |
Inferred Metadata | ||
| Country: | United KingdomVanuatu | |
| Area: | EuropePacific | |