ALIE SIKE (Small Island mix) - Small Island Big Song ft' Ben Hakalitz & Koyawa

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Mangroves are one of our most precious but maligned environments, they capture 2 to 4 times more CO2 then any other environment.
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Small Island Big Song is a multi-platform project uniting musicians across the Pacific & Indian Oceans.
Recorded, composed & filmed in nature on the artist's homeland.
With the goal of creating a contemporary and relevant musical statement of a region living the escalating effects of climate change.
From the Album - Small Island Big Song (A Fair Trade music release)
website - www.smallislan...
Bandcamp - smallislandbig...
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🌴Song - Alie Sike (Small Island mix)
🌴Artist - Small Island Big Song ft' Ben Hakalitz & Kowoya
Composer & Lyrics - Ben Hakalitz & Koyawa
Language - Selau Bougainville
Nature sound - Mangroves, Buka island, Bougainville.
Featured Artists -
Ben Hakalitz - Selau - Bougainville - Kundus
Koyawa - Selau - Bougainville - Vocals
The Yumi Yet Bamboo Band - Haku - Bougainville - Monoka (bamboo band)
Music Produced, Recorded & Mixed - Tim Cole
Film - a Small Island Big Song production
Directed, Shot and Edited - Tim Cole
Produced and additional Cinematography - BaoBao Chen
Contributing Musicians (Recorded on their islands)
Sammy Samoela - Merina - Madagascar - Valiha & Jejy
Airileke - Motu - Papua New Guinea - Kundu’s & Shaker
Arthur Borman - Bidayuh - Sarawak, Malaysia - Pratuokng
Markhum Galut - Wampar - Papua New Guinea - Kundu & Susap
Richard Mogu - Motu - Papua New Guinea - Kwakumba
Ado Kalitang Pacidal - Pangcah - Taiwan - Vocals
Mauravann (Sega)- Mauritius - Ravanne, Triangle & Maravann
Morondava Veggie Spruiker - Vezo - Madagascar
Noels Prian - Vezo - Madagascar - Kabosy
Tommy Billy - Warraber Island - Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait Australia - Calls
Alie Sike.
Lyrics and Melody by Kowoya, in the Selau language of Bougainville, PNG.
Alie sike ponlan gamu paio Ekana to tsuwana tara naboen *2
Alia titawol alie e witul wakapa *2
Esuun a wan ekana to tsuwana tara naboen *2
Alia titawol alie witul wakapa
(English lyrics translated by Ben Hakalitz)
I'm looking for that traditional special beads. It's based at the Tsuana of the Noboen clan *2
My chief woman is already married *2
She is based at Tsuana of the Naboen clan *2
She is already married.
*Tsuana - Tsuana is the traditional mans meetinghouse where the chiefs meet.
He wrote the lyrics and melody to Ben's song over lunch, and as we walked through the mangroves to find a location to record, he was practicing the song, so at the end we included some of the walk through the mangroves with him practicing.
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Recorded and produced in the field, from the grass roots up.
Small Island Big Song is independently owned & managed.
Made possible by
Australia council for the Arts, Winston Churchill Trust, Asialink, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Creative Victoria, Arts NT, National Culture and Arts Foundation Taiwan, RØDE Microphones, Crumpler Bags, Peace Boat, 600 crowdfunding backers from Taiwan, the trust of the artists & communities and the love from family & friends.
Profit made from the album
1 Fair Trade - 50% of net profits are distributed to the artists & NGOs.
2 All artists are treated equally on two tiers, feature or session artist.
3 Acknowledging Intangible Cultural Heritage as defined in The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People by giving selected NGOs (by artists’ choice) a share in net profits.
Full thank you list, artist notes, interactive songs’ journeys, photos, videos and stories on our website.
www.smallislandbigsong.com

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Trop bien ce morceau Super j'adore ❤❤❤❤

[@李初善]

❤

[@OfficialMalkahNorwood]

So many natural instruments and raw talent! You all deserve way more recognition ✊🏽 Listening from Egypt.

[@en_kemuriya]

I want to go out for a walk, listening to this song. I'm sure I feel at ease.

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beautiful all around the world

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Wow awesome

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Trop valab'' ce morceau j'adore

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merci

[@АмарбатГалсанцэвэл]

Listening from mongolia

[@SmallIslandBigSong]

Hi Mongolia, we are in Taiwan. (well two of us who produced the music & films)