OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:WM2-075a

Metadata
Title:Gulaan – Tavalodet Mobarak
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:David Bridie (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Wantok Musik (performer), Enos Gagau (data_inputter), Gulaan (performer), 2015. Gulaan – Tavalodet Mobarak. MPEG/WAV. WM2-075a at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/jmxf-jd28
Contributor (compiler):David Bridie
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Enos Gagau
Contributor (performer):Wantok Musik
Gulaan
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-19.8342; southlimit=-23.1958; westlimit=162.923; eastlimit=168.762
Coverage (ISO3166):NC
Date (W3CDTF):2015-01-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):2015-01-01
Description:Artist / Group: Gulaan Region: New Caledonia (Pacific) Series Title: Tavalodet Mobarak Faith Context Bahá'í Faith Primary Languages French, Nengone, Persian (Farsi), Drehu/Iaai, English, Fijian Discourse Types: Singing, Narrative, Interactive Gulaan is a Bahá'í musician and songwriter from New Caledonia. He gained international attention in January 2018 when he appeared on The Voice France (Season 7) and performed his composition Nodei Perofeta ('All the Prophets'), which enumerated the major prophets of world religions as recognised by the Bahá'í Faith (from Abraham through to Bahá'u'lláh). His music integrates Kanak indigenous musical traditions — particularly Nengone and Drehu musical styles — with French chanson and Bahá'í devotional content. 'The title 'Mobarak' is Persian (Farsi) for 'Happy Birthday to you' ('tavalod' = birthday; 'mobarak' = blessed/congratulations). It is used in the Bahá'í context as a celebration of the birthdays of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. Gulaan's Kanak heritage and his project of expressing Bahá'í spirituality is through indigenous Pacific voices from Kanak language, Nengone primarily on Maré Island in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia. Drehu and Iaai are related Kanak languages of the Loyalty Islands. The recordings reflect the presence of these languages. The song list is to be determined and below is the summary and languages of the tracks. 1. 001 - French (primary), Persian/Farsi, Nengone 2. 002 - French (primary), Persian/Farsi 3. 003 - French (primary), Persian/Farsi 4. 004 - French 5. 005 - Nengone / Drehu 6. 006 - French (primary), English 7. 007 - French 8. 008 - English (primary),French, Drehu, Iaai 9. 009 - French, Nengone 10. 010 - Nengone, Drehu 11. 011 - Nengone, Drehu, English 12. 012 - Nengone, Drehu 13. 013 - French (primary), Persian, Arabic 14. 014 - Fijian, French Source: Wantok Musik Foundation (David Bridie & Steven Gagau, April 2026). Language as given: Nengone, Drehu, Iaai
Format:Digitised: no
Identifier:WM2-075a
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a
Language:English
Fijian
French
Iaai
Nengone
Language (ISO639):eng
fij
fra
iai
nen
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:English language
Fijian language
French language
Iaai language
Nengone language
Subject (ISO639):eng
fij
fra
iai
nen
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-001.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-001.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-002.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-002.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-003.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-003.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-004.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-004.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-005.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-005.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-006.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-006.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-007.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-007.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-008.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-008.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-009.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-009.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-010.mp3
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http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-012.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-012.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-013.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-013.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-014.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/WM2/075a/WM2-075a-014.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:WM2-075a
DateStamp:  2026-05-06
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: David Bridie (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Wantok Musik (performer); Enos Gagau (data_inputter); Gulaan (performer). 2015. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Europe area_Pacific country_FJ country_FR country_GB country_NC dcmi_Sound iso639_eng iso639_fij iso639_fra iso639_iai iso639_nen olac_language_documentation olac_singing

Inferred Metadata

Country: FijiFranceUnited KingdomNew Caledonia
Area: EuropePacific


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