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Latitude

-4.2012

Longitude

152.17

Start Date

1993-06-24

End Date

1993-06-24

Tape#2: Musical Experiences and Perspectives of Julie ToLiman Side A&B: The musical journey and experiences of Julie ToLiman from Toma area of Gazelle Peninsula of East New Britain was recorded at Pacific Gold Studios (PGS) in Rabaul town. From musical background, training, performances and recordings. It also included composing of stringband and live band songs, conducting and singing in choirs and the spirituality involved in traditional practices as "tena buai" and christian faith in God for her skills, talents as a female musician and artist with her success and life experiences. Julie Toliman's views on expression of music can be a mixture of Tolai traditional, gospel, contemporary compositions or existing songs from other parts of PNG which she has come to know and like with permissions to use in her recordings. Julie has strong views about her spirituality pre-Christianity and post-Christianity with ancient God and God of Creation and Jesus Christ which are based on the foundations of given talents as a musician to sing songs regardless of belief systems but expression through music. Julie's inspiration in her music compositions and performances has been from her mentor father, her traditional Tolai "tena buai" and her clan identity of "ToInara". These were the influential experience spiritual and cultural connections for traditional, contemporary and christianity types and variety of music as a Tolai and her interests in other ethnic music within PNG and Pacific countries mainly in Melanesia. General discussions of some songs in earlier album recordings show her diversity as a musician. The final part of her interview was a recording session and dubbing at PGS Rabaul over 16 track studio monitors as a guide track to new album song from Nissan, Bouganville. This was part of songs from other parts of PNG being recorded to her new albums. (Steven Gagau, January 2019)

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