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
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http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-005.mp3
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http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-006.mp3
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http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/056a/WM2-056a-007.mp3
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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

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:WM2-056a
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


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