Music from South New Guinea
Various Artists

Music from South New Guinea presents the music of tribes settled between the Fly River and the West Arian. Included are songs and dances such as the badara, a traditional dance performed at social events and holidays that is characterized by an “elastic syncopation…created by the drum being slightly faster than the metre of the song….” Among native instruments featured are the burari (flute), the dárombi (similar to a jew’s harp), tátaro (bundled panpipe), and búrubur (hour-glass-shaped drum). Liner notes provide an overview of the history and music of South New Guinea, track notes, pictures, and musical transcriptions.
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Track Listing
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Badra of Mari and Djarai | A mixed group | 1:53 | |
102
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Badra of Mari and Djarai | A mixed group | 2:35 | |
103
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Badra of Mari and Djarai | A mixed group | 3:39 | |
104
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Modern Dance Song from Dumir | Visitors from Dumir | 2:23 | |
105
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Badra Songs from Yauga | Two men stick dancers and drummers | 5:51 | |
106
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War Song from Buzi | Male singers, Guiga | 1:14 | |
107
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Harvest Dance Song from Buzi | A group of men | 1:04 | |
108
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Harvest Dance Song from Buzi | A group of men | 0:55 | |
109
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Badra Song from Buzi | A group of men | 0:58 | |
110
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Badra Song from Buzi | A group of men | 0:57 | |
111
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Badra Song from Buzi | Amadu, Guiga, and Yabba | 1:59 | |
112
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Badra Song from Buzi | Amadu, Guiga, and Yabba | 2:26 | |
113
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Hunting Song from Buzi | Hunting Party | 2:12 | |
114
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Burari Solo -- Flute Solo | Subam | 0:44 | |
115
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Burari Solo - Flute Solo | Subam | 1:25 | |
116
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Burari Solo - Flute Solo | Girao | 1:07 | |
117
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Darombi Solo - Jew's Harp Solo | Amadu | 4:00 | |
118
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Tataro solo - Bundled Panpipe Solo | Amadu | 3:07 | |
119
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Modern Dance Song from Buzi | Amadu, Guiga, and Yabba | 2:22 | |
120
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Modern Dance Song by a Parema Man | Mixed singers | 0:36 | |
121
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The Language of Dumir | Guiga | 1:20 | |
122
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The Owera Language | A fifteen-year-old girl | 0:49 | |
123
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Old Song from the Oriama River | Enossa Waiganna | 1:09 | |
124
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Harvest Song from Buzi | Amadu, Guiga, and Yabba | 2:06 | |
125
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Badra Song from Sigabadr | Fifteen men with three drums | 1:10 | |
126
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Badra Song from Sigabadr | Fifteen men with three drums | 0:22 |