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Latitude

-28.322

Longitude

141.7335

Start Date

2023-02-19

End Date

2023-02-19

The PNG Peroveta Singers of Canberra was recorded in a two part series about music and dance of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea recorded by the PARADISEC team in 2023. The recordings of the Group's performances were made at the Holy Cross Anglican Church at Hackett, ACT. This second part "PNG Central Province Music and Dance" is a special episode. The traditional cultural items in the Motu language is called Sene however the performances represent the cultures of Central Province along the coastal villages near Port Moresby and along the south east Papuan Coast towards Rigo and Abau Districts. The Motuan Sene songs are mainly about the Lakatoi origin story, the Hiri trade between Motuans and Gulf Province people. The Aroma coast songs are mostly about everyday life stories and family relationships. The traditional song and dance of Kitoro is from Rigo although parts of Motu and Aroma coast relates in language and performance. The storylines and songlines reflect an experience of young men engaged during the second world war on duty as labourers or carriers and their connections to their villages living away from home. (Jodie Kell and Steven Gagau, February 2023)

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