Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases a video of the song "Pepe" by Kontiki, a Reggae vocal group from Tonga. This post also includes this song's lyrics, information about Tonga, comments from this video's YouTube viewer comment thread.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All content remain with their owners.
Thanks to members of Kontiki, and thanks to the publisher of that video on Youtube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT TONGA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga
"Tonga ([ˈtoŋa]; Tongan: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 176 islands with a surface area of about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean, of which 52 are inhabited by its 103,000 people.[4]...
According to the government portal, Tongans, Polynesian by ethnicity with a very small mixture of Melanesian, represent more than 98% of the inhabitants. 1.5% are mixed Tongans and the rest are European (the majority are British), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders. According to a New Zealand paper in 2001 there were approximately 3,000 or 4,000 Chinese in Tonga, thus comprising 3 or 4% of the total Tongan population...
The Tongan language is the official language, along with English. Tongan, a Polynesian language, is closely related to Wallisian (Uvean), Niuean, Hawaiian, and Samoan."...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Tonga
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Reggae Music - Kontiki "Pepe"
islandbeatsdotcom, Uploaded on Aug 5, 2009
...Award Winning Reggae Music Group Kontiki release their first music video "Pepe". Kontiki music can be downloaded at http://www.IslandBeats.com/Kontiki . Music produced by- Carl McGregor and Kontiki.
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LYRICS: PEPE
(as performed by Kontiki)
Pepe, oh ohh
Every time I ask you "Fefe", oh ohh
Big brown eyes show you're sai pe
I hope e pehe ma'upe, doo doo do do do do do
Ofa anga, oh ohh
Girl I really love your fo'I anga, oh ohh
Your pretty face and your katakata
Its really faka ngalongata'a, doo doo do do do do do
You are very special, do do do ohh
And talavou too, talavou
Kuou fie foki e au
There's none other like you
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama come dance with me
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama you're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah
Pepe, oh ohh
Every time I ask you "Fefe", oh ohh
Big brown eyes show you're sai pe
I hope e pehe ma'upe, doo doo do do do do do
Pele, oh ohh
I'm so crazy bout you iaue, oh ohh
Tell me when I ask you "Fefe"
You will always be my pepe, doo doo do do do do do
You are very special, do do do ohh
And fo'I lole too, fo'I lole
Kuou fie foki e au
There's none other like you
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama come dance with me
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama you're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama come dance with me
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama you're the one for me, pretty mama
You're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah
Source: http://decoda.com/kontiki-pepe-lyrics
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE EMBEDDED VIDEO'S VIEWER COMMENT THREAD
These selected comments are presented in chronological order based on the year of their YouTube posting date. The oldest dates are given first. These comments may not be in consecutive order.
The comments quoted in this post are profanity free or has the curse word partly spelled with a symbol.
WARNING: This viewer comment thread includes profanity, the use of the "n" word, argumentative exchanges about various subjects, and other objectionable content.
From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zsW3eVQd_M
2009
MsBreedizzleo
<3 this jam
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dukejah88
Peace 2 all my Island Brothers and Sisters. Its all good. Beautiful song. Thanks for the post. Peace
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Tonganpride10003 years ago
i love this songs ofa atu to all my tongan family on here
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"ofa atu" = i love you in Tongan
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melikabooboo408
whatever island you from IT DOESN'T MATTER! DA POiNT iS THiS SONG ROCKz PERiOD WHETHER yOUR TONGAN OR SAMOAN! SHiET iM SAMOAN AND STAy ON THAT 'S' UP ALL DAy BUT ON SOME REALL STUFF i LOVE TONGAN MUSiC! PWAHAHAHA HyPOCRiTiCAL OF SAyiNG 'S' UP ALL DAy BUT SH&T* DONT THiNK i WONT SUPPORT My NEiGHBORz W/DAT 'T'S UP! LOL iTz ALLLL POLy LOVE ;)) iNCREASE THE PEACE PEOPLE DECREASE DA DRAMA OR ELSE yOU REALLy MiSS THE MEANiNG OF THE iSLAND GROOVE!
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*This word was fully spelled out In the comment]
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heilalatk
how did a nice jam start dramaz??EVERYONE NEED TA KICK BACK
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JDKRAZY36
WHOOP , this song nevr gets old . pleaase polys stop this drama & get on th morning ride buzz to ths song (: im half sa & tongan . and ihate it when ths happens . kicc bacc & sip on some otai LOL . manuia le po , ofa atu <3
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“polys”= colloquial referent for Polynesian
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2010
soni5248
Why Du people gotta be hating on each other on this page ?. Just Enjoy the Reggae ... if yur from the islands good on ya ....
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kitaleka
I am Soooooo soooo Proud to be a tongan Yeaaah! Go poly's (TOGETHER AS ONE) Keep it up...... ONE FOR ALL,,,, ALL FOR ONE!!!!
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Prescott0211141437
the song is tongan pepe means baby
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Tesema Talia3 years ago
in reply to Prescott0211141437
@Prescott0211141437 HEY N IN SAMOAN IT MEAN DA SAME DA*N THING TOO....
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2011
shyznmonez
omg i jus read some comments and you know wat...IM HAWAIIAN n i love dis song..soo WAT..get over it hawaiian samoan tongan..we all are decendent of the polynesian race!!
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ToNgAnBaBeGiRl
Tongans . Samoans . Hawaiians . all types of islanders . i lovee 'em . <3 # Tongan Babe Girl .
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2012
Turbo9777
Sum1 called me talavou,it's in da song,so it must be a good thing?
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lingimagz
in reply to Turbo9777
yup!! it means beautiful :)
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Vise Kaulave
ma gosh I remeber back in the party days all night will be this song playing over and over and yet we'll never get sick of this song...even till now still loviin this song...
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FormosaIsland
in reply to ToNgAnBaBeGiRl
you love them for stealing another cultures music and claiming it as their own cause you cant come up with you're own type of music? reggae was never pacific island music its Jamaican
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john miro
reggae chooses no race. it is for everybody. if you love reggae you have to blend to everyone to enjoy it more.
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shyznmonez
omg i jus read some comments and you know wat...IM HAWAIIAN n i love dis song..soo WAT..get over it hawaiian samoan tongan..we all are decendent of the polynesian race!!
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Rebecca Cook
So very beautiful!! Heard it at a Tongan graduation party a few days ago... Couldn't find ANYONE on iTunes that sang it :-( Popped onto YouTube... And here you were... I really love the reggae spin and that there are both both languages sung!! So PRETTY!!!
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samoanpride221
da*n...I like dis but what da words mean and i though he was samoan
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2013
KuiniMary
Its in Tongan: "Pepe" means "Baby". "Fefe" (Fefe hake?) means "How are you?". "Sai pe" means "Good/Well."
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Melanesian Reggae Group "Sisiva" - "Neuban" (comments & video)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases a video of the song "Neuban" by Sisiva, a female Reggae vocal group from Soloman Islands. This post also includes information about Melanesia, information about the Soloman Islands, comments about Sisiva's music and the song "Neuban" as well as a summary of that song's lyrics. Additional comments about the group's physical appearance and the racial origins of people from the Soloman Islands are found in the Addendum to this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All content remain with their owners.
Thanks to members of Sisiva and thanks to the publisher of this video on Youtube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT MELANESIA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesia
"Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises the countries of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea; besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France, and the region of West Papua, which includes two provinces of Indonesia, Papua and West Papua"....
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands#Culture
"Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of a large number of islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. Solomon Islands should not be confused with the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that includes Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island....
As of 2006, the majority of the 552,438 people in Solomon Islands are ethnically Melanesian (94.5%). Polynesian (3%) and Micronesian (1.2%) are the two other significant groups.[32] There are a few thousand ethnic Chinese.[21]
The number of local languages listed for Solomon Islands is 74, of which 70 are living languages and 4 are extinct, according to «Ethnologue, Languages of the World».[33]... While English is the official language, only 1–2% of the population speak English; the lingua franca is Solomons Pijin.
About 10% of the population of Solomon Islands has blond hair, a native trait that is not the result of intermarriage with Europeans, but due to a variant of the TYRP1 gene which causes blond hair. The allele is absent in the European genome.[34]
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Solomon_Islands
..."Traditional Melanesian music in the Solomon Islands includes both group and solo vocals, slit-drum and panpipe ensembles.[1] Panpipe orchestras, which are well-known on Malaita and Guadalcanal use up to ten performers with different instrument, each with unique tunings.[1]
In the 1920s bamboo music gained a following in several countries. Bamboo music was made by hitting open-ended bamboo tubes of varying sizes, originally with coconut husks.[1] After American soldiers brought their sandals to the Solomon Islands, these replaced coconut husks by the early 1960s, just as the music began spreading to Papua New Guinea.[2]...
Modern Solomon Islander popular music includes various kinds of rock and reggae as well as something known as island music, a guitar and ukulele ensemble format influenced by Polynesian and Christian music.[5]"...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO
Melanesian music - Vanuatu, Solomon Island, PNG, Fiji, NC
Joseph Toara, Uploaded on Nov 18, 2007
Sisiva - Neuban Melanesian music
-snip-
PNG- Papua New Guinea
NC- New Caledonia
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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THE SONG OR THE GROUP'S MUSIC
From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enwFGuPI1rA [another YouTube video of this song performed by Sisiva]
Lattur Ben, 2012
"what does NEUBANE means? please"
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runlose, 2012
in reply to Lattur Ben
"means love u:
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Comments from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFmJGAA-KyY [the viewer comment thread for the video given above]
Tee Teel, 2007
"This song is sang in one of the many dialects spoken in the Solomon islands specifically from the island of Isabel, maringe language.Briefly, the song is about 'young' lovers trying to re-kindle n repair their relationship. Unfortunately, the damage is far beyond repair leaving the other person broken and lost, that wounded deep love is expressed beautifully through this song."
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ikamana, 2008
"i love this song... but I'm Tongan... what melanesian language is this? and what does the song mean? LOVEEEEE... the beat...the voices...and just the ESSENCE of the song... beautiful Island sisters!!!"
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meimosaki, 2009
"where do these girls from? Their physical apperances similar to the tribes in Cenderawasih Bay in West Papua. Beautiful girls, beautiful tune 'n their video reminds me a lot of my hometown in West Papua. Yet, keep wonder, what language it is? They way they pronounce it reminds me about the austronesian language family in West Papua? (For in New Guinea, there are two or three main language families)"
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ADDENDUM - COMMENTS AB OUT MELANESIAN PEOPLE
2008
thashawty
yea they loo like black people like i do ;) but duhh ?? get over it .. theres alot of africans who got seperated from africa since slavery .. and maybe some of them got sent to some islands .. and they're all mix now .. just like me .. IM PROUD TO BE AFRICAN-AMERICAN / INDIAN / IRISH & FILIPINA :) NiCE SONG
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1slanderrx0
in reply to thashawty
Melanesian's may have dark skin but that doesn't make them African. I may be white and look spanish but that does not make me spanish. Race & ethnicity are completely different. every1 is ultimately African but that doesn't give you the right to say were Africans. MELANESIAN PRIDE.
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2010
eNERDchi
in reply to thashawty
@thashawty actually these black people in melanesian islands are native there. they've been there for tens of thousands of years or something like that.
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kanakaken
in reply to thashawty
@thashawty Glad to hear how proud you are for what you are, nothing better than being happy with yourself. One thing though, the brown skinned people of the Melanesian Islands, had nothing to do with slavery, apart from being enslaved by sugar plantation owners in Australia. Their ancestors arrived there about 40000 yrs ago. Then about 3500 yrs ago the Polynesians started their journey to the islands, eventually some mixing with the people of Vanuatu. Saludos.
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Manyouri
We are Black and we are proud. There is no Melanesian without West Papua. Don't forget us. Sisters you have beautiful voices.
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2011
Charles Sagigi
im from Torres Strait, Australia and a lot of my people including myself have Vanuatu, Solomon islander blood in us. These people in this clip look like my cousins.
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This post showcases a video of the song "Neuban" by Sisiva, a female Reggae vocal group from Soloman Islands. This post also includes information about Melanesia, information about the Soloman Islands, comments about Sisiva's music and the song "Neuban" as well as a summary of that song's lyrics. Additional comments about the group's physical appearance and the racial origins of people from the Soloman Islands are found in the Addendum to this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All content remain with their owners.
Thanks to members of Sisiva and thanks to the publisher of this video on Youtube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT MELANESIA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesia
"Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises the countries of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea; besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France, and the region of West Papua, which includes two provinces of Indonesia, Papua and West Papua"....
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands#Culture
"Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of a large number of islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. Solomon Islands should not be confused with the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that includes Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island....
As of 2006, the majority of the 552,438 people in Solomon Islands are ethnically Melanesian (94.5%). Polynesian (3%) and Micronesian (1.2%) are the two other significant groups.[32] There are a few thousand ethnic Chinese.[21]
The number of local languages listed for Solomon Islands is 74, of which 70 are living languages and 4 are extinct, according to «Ethnologue, Languages of the World».[33]... While English is the official language, only 1–2% of the population speak English; the lingua franca is Solomons Pijin.
About 10% of the population of Solomon Islands has blond hair, a native trait that is not the result of intermarriage with Europeans, but due to a variant of the TYRP1 gene which causes blond hair. The allele is absent in the European genome.[34]
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Solomon_Islands
..."Traditional Melanesian music in the Solomon Islands includes both group and solo vocals, slit-drum and panpipe ensembles.[1] Panpipe orchestras, which are well-known on Malaita and Guadalcanal use up to ten performers with different instrument, each with unique tunings.[1]
In the 1920s bamboo music gained a following in several countries. Bamboo music was made by hitting open-ended bamboo tubes of varying sizes, originally with coconut husks.[1] After American soldiers brought their sandals to the Solomon Islands, these replaced coconut husks by the early 1960s, just as the music began spreading to Papua New Guinea.[2]...
Modern Solomon Islander popular music includes various kinds of rock and reggae as well as something known as island music, a guitar and ukulele ensemble format influenced by Polynesian and Christian music.[5]"...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO
Melanesian music - Vanuatu, Solomon Island, PNG, Fiji, NC
Joseph Toara, Uploaded on Nov 18, 2007
Sisiva - Neuban Melanesian music
-snip-
PNG- Papua New Guinea
NC- New Caledonia
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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THE SONG OR THE GROUP'S MUSIC
From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enwFGuPI1rA [another YouTube video of this song performed by Sisiva]
Lattur Ben, 2012
"what does NEUBANE means? please"
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runlose, 2012
in reply to Lattur Ben
"means love u:
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Comments from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFmJGAA-KyY [the viewer comment thread for the video given above]
Tee Teel, 2007
"This song is sang in one of the many dialects spoken in the Solomon islands specifically from the island of Isabel, maringe language.Briefly, the song is about 'young' lovers trying to re-kindle n repair their relationship. Unfortunately, the damage is far beyond repair leaving the other person broken and lost, that wounded deep love is expressed beautifully through this song."
**
ikamana, 2008
"i love this song... but I'm Tongan... what melanesian language is this? and what does the song mean? LOVEEEEE... the beat...the voices...and just the ESSENCE of the song... beautiful Island sisters!!!"
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meimosaki, 2009
"where do these girls from? Their physical apperances similar to the tribes in Cenderawasih Bay in West Papua. Beautiful girls, beautiful tune 'n their video reminds me a lot of my hometown in West Papua. Yet, keep wonder, what language it is? They way they pronounce it reminds me about the austronesian language family in West Papua? (For in New Guinea, there are two or three main language families)"
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ADDENDUM - COMMENTS AB OUT MELANESIAN PEOPLE
2008
thashawty
yea they loo like black people like i do ;) but duhh ?? get over it .. theres alot of africans who got seperated from africa since slavery .. and maybe some of them got sent to some islands .. and they're all mix now .. just like me .. IM PROUD TO BE AFRICAN-AMERICAN / INDIAN / IRISH & FILIPINA :) NiCE SONG
**
1slanderrx0
in reply to thashawty
Melanesian's may have dark skin but that doesn't make them African. I may be white and look spanish but that does not make me spanish. Race & ethnicity are completely different. every1 is ultimately African but that doesn't give you the right to say were Africans. MELANESIAN PRIDE.
**
2010
eNERDchi
in reply to thashawty
@thashawty actually these black people in melanesian islands are native there. they've been there for tens of thousands of years or something like that.
**
kanakaken
in reply to thashawty
@thashawty Glad to hear how proud you are for what you are, nothing better than being happy with yourself. One thing though, the brown skinned people of the Melanesian Islands, had nothing to do with slavery, apart from being enslaved by sugar plantation owners in Australia. Their ancestors arrived there about 40000 yrs ago. Then about 3500 yrs ago the Polynesians started their journey to the islands, eventually some mixing with the people of Vanuatu. Saludos.
**
Manyouri
We are Black and we are proud. There is no Melanesian without West Papua. Don't forget us. Sisters you have beautiful voices.
**
2011
Charles Sagigi
im from Torres Strait, Australia and a lot of my people including myself have Vanuatu, Solomon islander blood in us. These people in this clip look like my cousins.
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