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oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-073

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Title:Interviews with Anton Laparami, Juliana Vatang, Lawrence ToBurua, Nangananga
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Michael Webb (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Lawrence Burua (speaker), Juliana Vatang (participant), Anton Laparami (speaker), Nicholas Wowono (participant), Misiel ToGet (participant), Clement Kiliu (participant), 1993. Interviews with Anton Laparami, Juliana Vatang, Lawrence ToBurua, Nangananga. X-WAV/MPEG. MW6-073 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/E9BQ-P208
Contributor (compiler):Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Contributor (participant):Juliana Vatang
Nicholas Wowono
Misiel ToGet
Clement Kiliu
Contributor (speaker):Lawrence Burua
Anton Laparami
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-4.28466; southlimit=-4.42296; westlimit=152.177; eastlimit=152.297
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1993-08-22
Date Created (W3CDTF):1993-08-22
Description:Tape#1 Side A - Music background and Story of John Wowono told by Anton Laparami & Juliana Vatang, 22 August 1993. John Wowono was born 1920, married in 1949 and died in 1981. Anton and Juliana describes the music story of John Wowono, a pioneer stringband music composer and performer. John Wowono learnt the guitar from his elder brother, ToBunata who worked in Salamoa and Bulolo Gold Mine, Morobe Province and was given a guitar by his expatriate boss. John Wowono and then became popular with his stringband music with songs like "Ra Vuvu" and "Kaugu Gunan. In earlier days of radio broadcasts, his songs were played on he airwaves. John's stringband with members like Benny Urakil, Robin and others perform in village parties or events like weddings or fundraising called "cup tea" mostly in Toma and Kokopo area. John also performed traditional music at ceremonies of "balaguan" and "matamatam" and had powers as a "tena buai", "tena malagene" and combining such songs as "warbat" and "malira" songs into stringband music. After John Wowono's stringband, a live power band at Nangananga village was formed in Skylight band. Tape #1 Side B Music background and Story of John Wowono told by Lawrence ToBurua and other participants, 29 August 1993. Lawrence with support of others at interview describe how John Wowono learnt playing guitar from elder brother ToBunata and started Mother Stringband. It then changed to Nangananga Sports Club stringband and taught younger members like Isador Vuvul, Clement Kiliu, ToPitit, Benny Urakil in 1960s then later the first electric power band in Skylight Band claimed to be the first in the Province and then Territory of New Guinea. In the 1970s' the Nangananga stringband continued with the style of songs combined both with traditional such as "Vuntung" and stringband music composed then participated in the Tolai Warwagira with continued success. In 1981, John died of illness after he left Nangananga Village to Tavilo to work on his cocoa plantation block of land. (Steven Gagau, May 2019). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: yes Audio Notes: Operator: Nicholas Fowler-Gilmore Tape Machine: Tascam 122. A/D Converter: RME ADI-2 Pro fs Sound Card: RME HDSPe AIO File: 24bit96kHz, Stereo Length: Side A: 0:22:15 Side B: 0:31:32 Speed: 1 7/8 ips Listening Quality: Good. Some background sounds, kids/people talking. A little wind distortion in parts on mic.
Identifier:MW6-073
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/073
Language:Kuanua
Tok Pisin
Language (ISO639):ksd
tpi
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Tok Pisin language
Subject (ISO639):tpi
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
historical_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/073/MW6-073-B.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/073/MW6-073-B.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/073/MW6-073-A.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/073/MW6-073-A.wav
Type (DCMI):Sound

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-073
DateStamp:  2022-12-09
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Search Info

Citation: Michael Webb (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Lawrence Burua (speaker); Juliana Vatang (participant); Anton Laparami (speaker); Nicholas Wowono (participant); Misiel ToGet (participant); Clement Kiliu (participant). 1993. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_ksd iso639_tpi olac_historical_linguistics olac_language_documentation

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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