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BBC World Musics, DJ Ritu interview with The Lani Singers

Chilli Posted at 21:49 on Tue, 12/30/2008
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34:20 minutes (15.77 MB)

Benny Wenda, leader of the koteka Tribal Assembly and his wife Maria Wenda, Serogo, Brother and Roger Harmar who are the Lani Singers appear on BBC radio Londons Saturday night show a world in London hosted by Dj Ritu. They perform music from the new Lani Singers album and some traditional West Papuan music. Benny also talks about his story and about the struggle in West Papua for independence from Indonesia as well as talking about West Papuan traditions and music culture.

Lani Singers of West Papua, interview and session on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 27th September at 1500 (3pm)

Dancing_Turtle Posted at 23:17 on Tue, 09/23/2008
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The Lani Singers will be special guests on BBC Radio 3 this Saturday 27th September, when they make an appearance on the World Routes show.
Deeply emotive and compelling, their songs are rooted in the sacred rituals of the Lani tribe – a tribe whose way of living has remained largely unchanged since the Stone Age. But their music has also come to embody a powerful modern day message - the struggle that their fellow people endure under a brutal and illegal Indonesian occupation.

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