This is held up to the mouth with the bamboo tongue twanged. To create the melody,
you change the shape of your mouth. An attached string is jerked to vibrate
the bamboo tongue.
This is made by cutting a slit in the wall of a hollowed-out log. The drum may
be a whole tree trunk or small ands portable. Sometimes each side or 'lip' of
the slit is carved to a different thickness to give a different pitch. To produce
a sound, the drum is struck with a beater.
This sample is taken from the AE SORI LEVA album by the BABUS BAND.
Babus Band hails from Beuru village, Popondetta, Oro Province. They're self
taught musicians and song composers in their own right. The band have now recorded
their third album under the CHM label. This album was recorded in March 1995
and engineered by Basil Greg. For more information contact: CHM
Supersound , P.O. Box 1106, BOROKO, Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea.
This sample is taken from the album entitledSimbu Kukane - Traditional Music.
It was recorded by Frederic Duvelle, in 1974.
Courtesy - Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies P.O. Box 1432, Boroko 111 Papua
New Guinea.
This sample is taken from track 10 (Kandangai Village) of the album entitled
Middle Sepik Music. The album was recorded by Robert Maclennan, Fred
Gerrits and Gordon Spearritt.
Courtesy - Dr. Gordon Spearritt, North Maleny, Queensland.
This song was recorded by Reks Band Of Finschhafen and was included on
the PNG Reggae Top Hits compilation album. This album was released by
Pacific Gold Studios, P.O. Box 4470, BOROKO, PNG.
This sample was taken from track 4 of Ronnie Galama's first solo album
"Saidi". For more information contact: CHM
Supersound, P.O. Box 1106, BOROKO, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
This sample was taken from the CD entitled Exotic Voices and Rhythms of the
South Seas. This sacred flute music is performed to welcome young initiates
to the Haus Tambaran, mens' cult house, in preparation for the Initiation
Ceremony. It is played to please the spirits and in particular a spirit bird
called Yangi Yat. These are the longest flutes in the world. For more information
contact: ARC Music Int. P.O. Box
111, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH192YF, Great Britain.
