Radio Is A Foreign Country #6 – Wisisi (West Papua)(056)
Radio Is A Foreign Country 056 – Wisisi (West Papua) – Mix
A selection of wisisi music from West Papua. Wisisi or “sapusa” is a dance and genre of music among indigenous peoples in the mountains of West Papua. According to some, it was originally a dance performed during mourning rituals among the Dani people. It was then introduced to neighboring tribes in the late 1990s and, since then, has exploded in popularity. This is especially the case among indigenous youth, who have created a more modern sound using keyboards, audio processors, and drum machines. Wisisi symbolizes cohesiveness and enthusiasm and is often performed to stir up passions in various contexts and situations, including political demonstrations. It appears that wisisi has circulated almost exclusively in the form of Youtube videos.
Many thanks to Kasimyn (Gabber Modus Operandi) for first introducing me to this beautiful music.
PHOTO CREDIT: ALIM BOEANA
Radio Is A Foreign Country #5 – Haitian Compa (10)
Radio Is A Foreign Country 010 – Haitian Compa
Kompa guitar gems, 1969-2014
PLAYLIST
Fe’m Confiance (Tropical Treats Edit), Les Difficiles de Petion Ville (1984/2012)
Espoir/Composition X, Les Dificiles de Petion-Ville (1980s)
Haiti, Les Gypsies de Petion-Ville (1971)
Cafe Au Lait, Shleu-Shleu (1969)
Pere Manno, Dodof et Ses Amis (1979)
Compas 2, Les Gypsies de Petion-Ville (1971)
Pale Kréyol – Rodrigue Millien (1980)
Min Rat La, Coupe Cloue (1987)
Michel Martelly – Konpa Foret Des Pins (1989)
Guest Stars Martino, Robert Martino (2010)
Platinum gerim (feat. Bann’D), DJ Platinum-D (2014)
Ou Pa Ka Fè Sa, DJ Platinum-D (2014)
Déchire kilot – Top Digital (2011)
Radio Is A Foreign Country #4 – To The People (023)
Radio Is A Foreign Country 14 – To The People
Retro Minangkabau folk & electronic pop music, Sundanese psychedelic pop & beat music, Malay pop & dangdut classics, and more!
Special thanks to Luigi Monteanni (Artetetra) for contributing a killer electronic kalason/Pop Minang cassette, Uda Sjam (aka Samsom Pho) for first treating my ears to that Lies Embarsari record, superhuman digger Henk dem Toon (Madrotter), Laurent Jeanneau (Kink Gong) for sharing that beautiful saluang cassette, Palmer Keen (Aural Archipelago) for the great instrumental dangdut recorded off Radio Jawa just for us, chOOn!! for the mixtape (more on that to come), Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies and Sham Palace for the amazing radio recordings and compilations.
“To the People Far Away, So They Will Come Home Soon” is from the Minang song “Rabad.”
PLAYLIST
Bumper: Maulid el Rasul, Og al Wathan LOOP
Allah’s Hit Explosion (excerpt), (Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies)
Arok Dek Pinang Sabatang, Asben featuring Melati
Borondong Garing, Bimbo (Sham Palace)
Rarakitan, Yanti Bersaudara (Polydor, 1971)
Gumbira, Yanti Bersaudara (Polydor, 1971)
Ngajuh Hudjan, Lies Embarsari Bersama Zaenal Combo (Irama)
All Hit Music (excerpt), (Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies)
Ginyang Gynang, Group Yunita (chOOn!!/Subcity Radio)
Lasuah Loo Yee, Melati & Asben (chOOn!!/Subcity Radio)
Baralek Gadang (excerpt), Tambo Group Jo Ernie Djohan
Banda Aceh Sumatra: Before The Tsunami (excerpt)
Mak Inang, Adjis Sutan Sati (Popsound)
MINANG KABAU saLuang songs (Kink Gong, 1994)
Indang Pariaman, Samsimar (Sublime Frequencies)
Pariaman, Fetty (Sublime Frequencies)
Radio Jawa (radio recording by Palmer Keen/Aural Archipelago for RIAFC)
Termenung, Elly Agus (aka Ellya Khadam) & Orkes Kelana Ria
RADIO IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY is a registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit radio platform and mixtape series that exposes listeners to obscure regional folk and pop music from the global hinterlands. Our collections feature cut-ups of international radio broadcasts (AM, FM & shortwave), field recordings, ethnographic film, vintage records & cassettes, and digital ephemera from the far reaches of the internet. Our mission is to explore forgotten and new ways of making radio and to facilitate greater access and exposure to sounds and music not sufficiently documented by industrial music curation.
