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Mekeo - Papuan Song

CreatorCochrane, Percy, 1907-1980ContributorCochrane, RenataDate1950-1959DescriptionPapuan Songs from Mekeo and Rigo subdistrict, recorded 1950's. Tape 3 Mekeo. This recording comprises 20 cuts and has commentary provided by Percy Cochrane. Sound is faded in parts. 1. Kereupum Dance Theme (with KUNOTS) -- 2. Mekeo song of victory (rolling drums) -- 3. Mekeo song of welcome (rolling drums) -- 4. Mekeo courting song (duet) -- 5. Mekeo whistled love charm -- 6. Conversation (in Mekeo) between two girls decorating themselves with flowers before a feast -- 7. Mekeo feast song -- 8. Mekeo sorcerers' incantation spoken over a 6 month old baby to strengthen its legs -- 9. Mekeo traditional love song (male solo) -- 10. Traditional Mekeo song always sung at dusk -- 11. Mekeo song invitation to a feast. We are the Moru people come to the land and we will sing together -- 12. Mekeo trading song - We would like to make a market. (Sung to the people of another clan or tribe) -- 13. Mekeo Women's work song - Making Sago (village child in background) -- 14. Mekeo harvest song to be sung only when the Sweet potato, yam taro and banana harvest is complete -- 15. Mekeo incantation - Sung over a canoe load of dancers setting of to visit a distant village for a sing song -- 16. Mekeo Love Song - Duet for male and female voices -- 17. Speech of thanks in Mekeo. A young mother thanks the village women for their help during her first child's birth -- 18 Rigo Kitoro (sung in Gaile village in Motu, not Sinangaro because Gaile is on the border of the two subdistricts. This is the most popular dance theme on the whole coast) -- 19. Rigo Hunter's Song of Triumph (to be sung only when the hunters have killed more than 50 wallabies) -- 20. Mada - a Motuan song there may be sung only after numerous bandicoots have appeared in the gardens. This ensures a large harvest. Sung by a combination of Motu and Doura people.Extent00:21:48SubjectPapua New GuineaSocial conditionsManners and customsCollection NameCochrane Papua New Guinea collection : Music and Radio Broadcast RecordingsRightsThis item by University of Wollongong Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Australia LicenseSourceUniversity of Wollongong Archives, collection D160/05/14Item IDD160/05/14Collection IDD160GeoTagnot specified

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