OLAC Record oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-107

Metadata
Title:		Interview with Ben Kepas, Malaytown, Rabaul
Access Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:		Michael Webb (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Michael Webb (interviewer, researcher), Ben Kepas (speaker), 1993. Interview with Ben Kepas, Malaytown, Rabaul. X-WAV/MPEG. MW6-107 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/733X-T717
Contributor (compiler):		Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):		Steven Gagau
Contributor (interviewer):		Michael Webb
Contributor (researcher):		Michael Webb
Contributor (speaker):		Ben Kepas
Coverage (Box):		northlimit=-4.18708; southlimit=-4.24169; westlimit=152.156; eastlimit=152.195
Coverage (ISO3166):		PG
Date (W3CDTF):		1993-02-16
Date Created (W3CDTF):		1993-02-16
Description:		Tape#2: Musical experiences and Journey of Ben Kepas (Continued) - Side A only (Side B blank) Ben Kepas was known as father of music of Rabaul and played all band instruments (steel guitar, ukelele, keyboards, drums but was a lead guitarist. He have been a member of various bands namely Tremors, Devil Strangers, Molaches Revival, Apple Sun, Beachcombers, Rasterman Vibrations and guest guitarists with other Rabaul bands in Pila Zack Mates, Outcast band, Unbelievers. Besides the various studio recordings with bands, he had his own album in 1983 with his own style of tropical islands sounds. Ben also worked with studios with Kuanua, Pacific Gold, Chin H Meen where he played the various instruments for bands recording their albums and worked as sound engineer with studio multi-tracking recording equipment. Ben was also involved with visiting musicians from Solomon Islands, Fiji and other parts of PNG. His music is mostly rock and roll, blues and reggae styles for covers and local Kuanua, Buka and Tok Pisin songs amongst others. At the time of the interview, he had decided to move on from performances and studio recording work have a break from the music scene and also a way to give other musicians an opportunity to pursue their own journey. He still prides himself as "papa blong musik"in Rabaul with his popularity as a PNG musician. (Steven Gagau, February 2020). 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: 0:32:54 Speed: 1 7/8 ips Listening Quality: Good. Background sounds, crickets, kids, general household sounds.
Identifier:		MW6-107
Identifier (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/107
Language:		English
		Tok Pisin
Language (ISO639):		eng
		tpi
Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:		English language
		Tok Pisin language
Subject (ISO639):		eng
		tpi
Subject (OLAC):		language_documentation
		historical_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/107/MW6-107-A.wav
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/107/MW6-107-A.mp3
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:MW6-107
DateStamp:		2022-12-09
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
Search Info
Citation:		Michael Webb (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Michael Webb (interviewer); Michael Webb (researcher); Ben Kepas (speaker). 1993. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms:		area_Europe area_Pacific country_GB country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_eng iso639_tpi olac_historical_linguistics olac_language_documentation
Inferred Metadata
Country:		United KingdomPapua New Guinea
Area:		EuropePacific