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George Telek: Kambek (I Lilikun Mulai)

April 9, 2023

Down Home & Epic Listening Post 369. Strikingly fresh and warmly familiar, George Telek’s music offers a study in contrasts. One of the few singer-songwriters from Papua New Guinea to achieve international renown, he cloaks his touching voice in a stylistic range...

George Telek, David Bridie & Musicians of the Gunantuna: Songs from a Bit na Ta

February 8, 2017

Old Neighbors, New Friends Listening Post 85. Papua New Guinea may seem remote, but everyone eventually finds it. Prior to independence in 1975, it was colonized or invaded by Germany, Great Britain, Japan and neighboring Australia. Few among the intruders got to...

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George Telek: Kambek (I Lilikun Mulai)

George Telek, David Bridie & Musicians of the Gunantuna: Songs from a Bit na Ta

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