OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-003

Metadata
Title:Interview with Eddie Elias, Port Moresby
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Michael Webb (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Michael Webb (interviewer), Eddie Elias (speaker), 1990. Interview with Eddie Elias, Port Moresby. X-WAV/MPEG. MW6-003 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/FNKV-8641
Contributor (compiler):Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):Steven Gagau
Contributor (interviewer):Michael Webb
Contributor (speaker):Eddie Elias
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-9.38695; southlimit=-9.54646; westlimit=147.113; eastlimit=147.287
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1990-06-04
Date Created (W3CDTF):1990-06-04
Description:Tape#1: Side A&B - Music Background, Experiences and Journey of Eddie Elias Eddie Elias was born in Port Moresby in 1960 to parentage of provinces of East Sepik (father) and Central (mother). A well known PNG musician in the 1990s, his musical exposure and upbringing started in primary school around the age of 10 to 12 when his family lived in various towns through the job of his father, a policeman. He listened to western music records of the 1970s like Carter Family, CCR, Paul Simon and more and mainly was self taught. He started with drums then later in high school jamming with bands. Eddie later was part of Kereval National High School band "Abraxsis" as drummer then started getting int guitar and keyboards when he attended National Arts School in Port Moresby. He then worked at Keynote Music company as a salesman of musical equipment and instruments. Eddie's fame in the music scene and public domain was with rock band "Bluff Inn Soles" who mainly performed entertainment at various functions and based mostly at the Bluff Inn tavern. He is a songwriter and composes songs with PNG folk songs mainly from his parents areas of Sepik and Central provinces amonst others. Bluff Inn Soles band was known to perform heavy metal rock music and Reggae style music performing cover songs such as Jimmy Hendrix, Guns and Roses, Whitesnake, Bob Marley and more. Eddie has a strong views about music development of upcoming PNG music artists and guides and mentors on use of musical instruments and guiding them in compositions and expressing stories of lifestyles, politics and some relevance to traditional folk songs. As a musician, his passion is helping other develop musically. More insights are discussed in his interview. (Steven Gagau, June 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: 0:31:33 Side B: 0:18:25 Speed: 1 7/8 ips Listening Quality: Good. Some background sounds, crickets, people.
Identifier:MW6-003
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/003
Language:English
Language (ISO639):eng
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:English language
Subject (ISO639):eng
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
historical_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/003/MW6-003-B.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/003/MW6-003-A.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/003/MW6-003-A.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/003/MW6-003-B.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:MW6-003
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); Eddie Elias (speaker). 1990. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Europe country_GB dcmi_Sound iso639_eng olac_historical_linguistics olac_language_documentation

Inferred Metadata

Country: United Kingdom
Area: Europe


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