OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-064a

Metadata
Title:PNG Stringband POM - Best Of
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), Enos Gagau (data_inputter), 1990. PNG Stringband POM - Best Of. MPEG/WAV. WM2-064a at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/s6cg-za40
Contributor (compiler):David Bridie
Contributor (consultant):David Bridie
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Enos Gagau
Contributor (recorder):Wantok Musik
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-1.69736; southlimit=-11.2376; westlimit=140.928; eastlimit=156.172
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1990-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):1990-01-01
Description:PNG stringband music is a Melanesian popular music genre that developed from the 1950s–1970s. It typically features acoustic guitar, ukulele, and bass guitar accompaniment with vocal harmonies. Songs are performed in Tok Pisin (PNG Creole/Pidgin), Hiri Motu, local vernacular languages, or a mixture of these. Stringband music is strongly associated with urban PNG, particularly Port Moresby, and became a defining cultural expression of post-independence Papua New Guinea. Recordings are a compilation of best-known stringband songs and performers are from various provinces of PNG but relates musical performance to Port Moresby. The 'Best Of' compilation and the Port Moresby (POM) context of the recordings include well-known POM stringbands from the 1970s–1990s era. Stringbands and Song List to be determined. Sounds most likely to be ENB, WNB, NI, Manus and Central provinces. Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2026). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: no
Identifier:WM2-064a
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a
Language:Kuanua
Motu
Tok Pisin
Multiple languages
Language (ISO639):ksd
meu
tpi
mul
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Kuanua language
Motu language
Tok Pisin language
Multiple languages
Subject (ISO639):ksd
meu
tpi
mul
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-001.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-001.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-002.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-002.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-003.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-003.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-004.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-004.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-005.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-005.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-006.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-006.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-007.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-007.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-008.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-008.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-009.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-009.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-010.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/064a/WM2-064a-010.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:WM2-064a
DateStamp:  2026-04-14
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); David Bridie (consultant); Wantok Musik (recorder); Enos Gagau (data_inputter). 1990. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_ksd iso639_meu iso639_mul iso639_tpi olac_language_documentation olac_singing

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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