Category: Music

Hand-hewn bass, heart and soul of Black Orchid String Band, 2017

A hand-hewn old-wood ‘sten bass’ features on several recordings on a new CD released in Melbourne on 1 July 2017 by West Papua’s Black Orchid String Band.  The bass was brought to Melbourne in 2003 by Black Paradise, another West

Sampari 2016: art, poems, cartoons, film, melanesian culture

SAMPARI 2016 ART EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ACU Art Gallery, 26 Brunswick St, Fitzroy OPENS  Friday 2 December 2016 : 6pm CLOSES  Sunday 11 December 2016 : 5pm GALLERY HOURS Monday-Wednesday 11-6pm Thursday-Friday 11-8pm Saturday-Sunday 10-4pm Sampari, the name of

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