Telek is a legendary singer in Papua New Guinea. "West Papua" expresses a yearning for his countrymen west of the New Guinea border to be free from Indonesian rule. West Papua is occupied by Indon...
Telek is a legendary singer in Papua New Guinea. "West Papua" expresses a yearning for his countrymen west of the New Guinea border to be free from Indonesian rule. West Papua is occupied by Indonesia solely on the basis of a sham "election" held in 1969, laughingly called the Act of Free Choice, in which a small representation of the total indigenous West Papuan population were threatened to have their tongues cut out if they did not vote for Indonesian sovereignty. This scandal was actually approved by the UN, who all these years later refuse to take any steps at all to rectify their grave mistake.
The West Papuan people have been living under a regime of Indonesian oppression and genocide for more than 40 years, and it is only now that the world is taking notice.
This recording was produced by David Bridie. Footage taken from "Land of the Morning Star" by Mark Worth.
This video (plus many others) appears on the new CD/DVD re-release of "Tabaran" by Not Drowning, Waving.
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George Telek is very good... and this song makes us feel what it's like to be in West Papua. Anyone with a 'dont care' attitude would get the message. Thanks for posting this song :)
West Papua is part of Indonesia. Yes, Freedom for all Indonesians including Papuans. Hopefuly one day West Papuan becomes a President of the Republic of Indonesia.
Freedom means Democratic Indonesia, and West Papua is part of it. Freedom !
The language is called Tok-pisin or neo-melanesian, introduced by german colonists in coastal areas. It developed to the most important lingua franca and helped to unite multilingual PNG where ca. 700 local languages are spoken. Although Tok-pisin is only learned as the second language it is spoken by almost everyone even in some really isolated villages. If you know some german and english it's quite "isi".
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Mena!
:o( i feel so bad for them.. fucking indonesian govt is fucked!
Freedom means Democratic Indonesia, and West Papua is part of it. Freedom !
Self Determination is a right as much as any other freedom.