George Telek

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George Mamua Telek , MBE (* 1959 in Raluana on the island of New Britain ) is a singer from Papua New Guinea .

George Telek belongs to the indigenous people of the Tolai and is one of the most famous artists of Melanesia ; he sings in his mother tongue Kuanua as well as in the Creole language Tok Pisin . Many of his songs contain three-part harmonies from the music of the Tolai.

biography

George Telek began his career in the 1970s as a singer in music groups in his home village Raluana near Rabaul on the island of New Britain (New Britain, formerly Neupommern). At the end of the 1970s, he became so popular with the Molachs Revival Band he founded that they were invited to perform in the capital Port Moresby . In the 1980s he celebrated great success with the band Painim Wok outside of New Guinea.

His debut album Telek won the " ARIA Music Awards " in Australia in 1997 in the Best World Music Album category .

After recording his second solo album Serious Tam in England in Peter Gabriel's studios , he toured various countries in Europe and the USA, performing in Seattle at a WOMAD festival in front of around 20,000 listeners.

George Telek is married with seven children.

Discography

Solo albums

After various band projects from the 1970s onwards, Telek began a solo career in 1997, and has so far released four albums:

  • Telek (1997)
  • Serious Tam (2000)
  • Amette (2004)
  • Akave (2010)

Web links

  • George Telek: Homepage. The Blunt Label, Australia, 2004, accessed July 31, 2013 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Telek: Short biography ( English ) CHM Supersound, Papua New Guinea. 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b Telek: Biography ( English ) Wantok Music Foundation, Australia. 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ ARIA Winners By Year: 1997 ( English ) Australian Recording Industry Association, Australia. 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ The Sound Vault - Telek ( English ) Sound Vault Records, Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ Albums - Telek ( English ) Wantok Music Foundation, Australia. 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Telek, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Telek, George Mamua
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Papua New Guinea musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Raluana , Papua New Guinea