Children dressed for a sing-sing in 2003

The island of New Guinea is divided into two halves. The east is a country a called Papua New Guinea, and the western half is the Papua province of Indonesia. Both sides were colonized by foreign powers until the 20th century. Papua New Guinea was divided into two separate UK and German areas (the Territory of New Guinea and the Territory of Papua) until after the end of World War 1, when they became trust territories controlled by Australia The united Papua New Guinea became independent in 1975. West New Guinea was a Dutch colony until Indonesian independence arrived in 1962. Download high resolution version (1782x1185, 356 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1782x1185, 356 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Map showing Papua province in Indonesia Papua is a province of Indonesia comprising part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. ... In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distant state. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Papua is: Another name for New Guinea Papua (Australian territory): A former Australian territory comprising the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, now the southern part of Papua New Guinea Papua (Indonesian province): An Indonesian province comprising the western half of the island of New Guinea Related Words... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... United Nations Trust Territories were the successors of the League of Nations mandates and came into being when the League of Nations ceased to exist in 1946. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

West New Guinea's music has not been as well documented as Papua New Guinea's, partially due to the hostility from the Indonesian government towards the promotion of indigenous Melanesian culture. Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the western side of East Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ...

Traditional music

Christian missionaries disapproved of Papuan folk music throughout the colonial period of the country's history. Even after independence, the outside world knew little of the diverse peoples' traditional music genres. The first commercial release to see an international audience didn't occur until 1991 (see 1991 in music), when Mickey Hart's Voices of the Rainforest was released. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. ...

After 1872, foreigners introduced Christian hymns, including Gregorian chanting. Peroveta anedia, ute and taibubu, all forms of Polynesian music, were also introduced in this period. The Gold Rush brought an influx of Australian miners who brought with them the mouth organ. 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ... A hymn is a song specifically written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer, typically addressed to a god. ... Gregorian chant is also known as plainchant or plainsong, and is a form of monophonic, unaccompanied singing, which was developed in the Catholic church, mainly during the period 800-1000. ... Polynesia is a group of island chains spread across much of the Pacific Ocean, and includes many countries and territories. ... A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ... A harmonica is a free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ, french harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like dimension into which it can freely...

Traditional celebrations, which include song, dance, feasting and gift-giving, are called singsing. Vibrant and colorful costumes adorn the dancers, while a leader and a chorus sing a staggered approach to the same song, producing a fugue-like effect. 1993 saw television spreading across the country, and American popular music continued to affect Papuan music given the diffusion of radio since WWII. Since 1953, singsings have become competitive in nature, with contests occurring in Port Moresby, Mt. Hagen and Goroka. 1949 saw the first Papuan to achieve international fame, Blasius To Una, begin his career. In music, a fugue is a type of piece written for counterpoint for several independent musical voices. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Port Moresby town Port Moresby, (9°30′ S 147°12′ E), population 193,242 (1990), is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ... Goroka is a town in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

By the end of the '70s, a local recording industry had appeared and artists like Sanguma and, later, George Telek, began mixing native and Western styles like rock and jazz. Sanguma, formed in 1977 at the National Arts School in Papua New Guinea, was a musical ensemble that combined music from the cultural tradition of Papua New Guinea with Western instruments. ... George Mamua Telek is a singer from Papua New Guinea. ...

Pop music

By the beginning of the 20th century, Christian hymns, work songs and gold rush songs were popular, some in native languages and some in English or German. By the 1920s, recorded music had become popular and radio broadcasting of western popular music appeared by the late 1930s. A few years later, Allied soldiers and sailors during World War 2 popularized the guitar and ukulele while stationed in the Philippines and Hawaii. String bands became very popular by the early 1950s, and soon dominated the pop landscape. In the late 1960s, rock bands like the Kopikats had appeared in cities, while string bands like the Paramana Strangers had become well-known internationally. This was followed by the importation of bamboo bands, a style of music from the Solomon Islands using bamboo tubes played by hitting them with sandals. It first arrived in the area of Madang in the mid-1970s, and soon spread throughout the country. Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ... A hymn is a song specifically written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer, typically addressed to a god. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... It has been suggested that Roaring Twenties be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... Ukulele The ‘ukulele (pronounced , or the Anglicised ), or uke, is a fretted string instrument which is, in its construction, essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ... The string band originated as a subgenre of old-time music. ... // Events and No. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Paramana Strangers is a string band from Papua New Guinea which gained international prominence in the 1960s. ... Madang Lighthouse Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

References

• Feld, Stephen. "Bamboo Boogie-Woogie". 2000. In: Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 183-188. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0