Akave

by George Telek

Akave cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2010
  • Label: Wantok Musik
  • Country: Papua New Guinea
  • Length: 41:53
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Akave' includes 'West Papua', which was adopted as an anthem of the West Papuan liberation movement, and was produced by Tim Cole with David Bridie, Telek's longtime collaborator. Telek, a Tolai singer from Rabaul and a Member of the Order of the British Empire, is Papua New Guinea's best-known musical export.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, folk, melodic, storytelling, organic

Tracklist

  1. West Papua (Merdeka Mix) (4:30)
  2. Akave (3:12)
  3. Lok Lok Kdui (3:23)
  4. JS Airport (4:13)
  5. Iau Ngalie (3:19)
  6. Wali (2:20)
  7. To Niba (3:21)
  8. Happy Island Girl (4:15)
  9. A Mong Na Ta (4:19)
  10. Malira (3:34)
  11. Iau Mari (5:27)

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