New book on West New Britain music by Birgit Dr üppel

[Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies]

 We are pleased to announce the publication of Re-counting Knowledge in
Song: Change Reflected in Kaulong Music by Birgit Drüppel. This book was
officially launched at the Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies by Dr Jacob
Simet, Executive Director, National Cultural Commission, on 16 November
2009. 
 
Re-counting Knowledge in Song is a musical ethnography that is a base study
of the music traditions of the Kaulong people near the south coast of West
New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It embodies the description and structural
analysis of traditional Kaulong music in its vocal, instrumental, and
vocal-instrumental forms, song and dance celebrations (singsing) being the
largest events which establish and strengthen family and trade
relationships. Historical events, such as the colonialisation by Germans and
Australians, and the consequent advancement of the Catholic Mission, had a
lasting influence on traditional culture and music. In particular, the
mission was the most influential, facilitating the penetration of
non-Kaulong cultural elements into Kaulong tradition. By adopting
Christianity, the Kaulong reacted to a new, broader world view which is
translated into music. Traditional singsing became less important and lost
some of their meaning, while trade contacts with the neighbouring coastal
area (Kaul speakers) became frequent and resulted in the adoption of local
coastal singsing, as well as singsing from indirect trading partners in
Kilenge (singsing tumbuan) and Siassi (singsing sia). New music genres such
as kwaia (Christian choir music) developed and, after national independence,
stringbands formed which play popular music at state celebrations and sosol
(social gatherings).
 
Re-counting Knowledge in Song is the tenth volume in the Institute of Papua
New Guinea Studies series, Apwitihire: Studies in Papua New Guinea Musics.
Copies are available for PGK 20.00.
 
Copies and overseas ordering information can be obtained from:
IPNGS
Box 1432
Boroko 111
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
 
tel.: +675 325-4644
fax: +675 325-0531
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