OLAC Record oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-070

Metadata
Title:		Interview with Chris Mandawali, PGS Studios, Rabaul
Access Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:		Michael Webb (collector), Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous (participant), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Chris Mandawali (speaker), 1993. Interview with Chris Mandawali, PGS Studios, Rabaul. X-WAV/MPEG. MW6-070 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/4ZEM-8483
Contributor (compiler):		Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):		Steven Gagau
Contributor (participant):		Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous
Contributor (speaker):		Chris Mandawali
Coverage (Box):		northlimit=-3.19198; southlimit=-5.24878; westlimit=142.725; eastlimit=152.597
Coverage (ISO3166):		PG
Date (W3CDTF):		1993-08-16
Date Created (W3CDTF):		1993-08-16
Description:		Tape# 1, Music Background and Journey of Chris Mandawali. Side A&B Chris Mandawali was born in 1964 in Maramba, East Sepik Province and grew up and lives in Wewak Town. He attended Brandi High School up to Grade 7 and did not continue his education due to difficulty paying school fees. He started learning guitar when in primary school at Grade 3. His father also knew playing the guitar with 5 Key style. His exposure to music was from listening to radio broadcasts in western pop and country style songs and encouraged him getting into performing and composing songs. Chris joined the Raun Isi Theatre Company in Wewak with a paid job forthnightly up to K80 who were performing arts, drama and acting and a band in various events and tours locally, Madang and Lae. His interest in live bands and become a musician playing with bands like Thumbs Band then having his own band. Chris started recording his own songs with NBC Wewak Studios then to PGS Studios, Rabaul recording his albums in the 1980s' such as "Sore perendo". His music with a Sepik style became popular around PNG and had had success from his cassette sales with royalties paid up K15,000. Some of his songs have been used or reproduced by other bands but due to no copyright laws they have benefitted from his music and compositions. Chris later became sick due to malaria and affected him mentally and did not continue recording at PGS Studios have a 5-year contract. After recovery he continued till the time of this interview. There were general conversations on the types, styles and issues by people who follow music of songs in PNG and overseas. The music that PNG people were exposed to were composed with beats specific to the areas such as Sepik and other Mainland regions to the Islands through composition of song or reproducing traditional "tumbuna" music. The covers of western music was what was popular with artists with examples given of Fleetwood Mac, Bryan Adams , Jimmy Barns and so on. Chris style of beats follows Sepik traditional music singing with instruments of kundu drums, bamboo flutes and combined through songs that have a flavour of modern disco music that fans and audiences can enjoy dancing of listening to in live performances. Songs composed are generally about life, nature and stories that relates to everyday people and living and some about relationships. The fan base is around PNG and has performed in tours and shows/festivals. In Port Moresby Show and fundraising events he played with bands from PNG Arts School, Bluff Inn Souls and same with other centres with local bands so he travels alone. Chris is a lead guitarist and lead vocalist. (Steven Gagau, March 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: 0:31:40 Side B: 0:21:06 Speed: 1 7/8 ips Listening Quality: Good.
Identifier:		MW6-070
Identifier (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/070
Language:		Tok Pisin
Language (ISO639):		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/MW6/070/MW6-070-A.wav
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/070/MW6-070-A.mp3
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/070/MW6-070-B.mp3
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/070/MW6-070-B.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:MW6-070
DateStamp:		2022-12-09
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
Search Info
Citation:		Michael Webb (compiler); Various - Anonymous Various - Anonymous (participant); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Chris Mandawali (speaker). 1993. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms:		area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_tpi olac_historical_linguistics olac_language_documentation
Inferred Metadata
Country:		Papua New Guinea
Area:		Pacific