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Latitude

-4.267005

Longitude

152.178

Start Date

1993-03-01

End Date

1993-03-01

Video Cassette Tape#2 Various music recordings at various locations in villages and churches and open areas with stringbands, power bands, choir singing and church services at events and special occasions in Rabaul and the communities of Gazelle Peninsla. Stringband playing songs such as "Iron Man, ronowe", "Waltz ure iau, Ralum dance", "Bolbol na riban" and others. Power (electric) band practicing some songs in Kuanua and some West Sepik (Sndaun) songs. SDA Mission outreach event known as Pathfinders for children and Youth with choir performances, gospel band songs and some preaching and invitations for joining the Church. United Church service with choir singing and items performed. Singing of various traditional "Abot" songs. These performances are common to the Vunamami area of Kokopo. Performance on various songs by a Women stringband. Dialect of Kuanua is most likely from the North Coast area. A commemoration service by United Church at Tung na Parau and Taliligap area where on arrival of Fijian missionaries were killed in their work bringing christianity who accompanied pioneer Methodist missionary Dr George Brown to New Britain. (Steven Gagau, May 2019)

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