July 19, 2017An area nearly the size of Paris has already cut a hole in a vast stretch of rainforest on the island of New Guinea, as the companies clearing…
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS has questioned the role of the president Thierry Santa on the commission tasked with saving the SLN nickel plant. SLN's ongoing losses have fuelled…
By Dan McGarry – It’s mostly carrot and—so far—very little stick where the government’s new tax regime is concerned. The massive new law runs to 106 pages including…
Sewaktu pergerakan perlawanan dibawah tanah (dalam kota) yang diprakasai oleh budayawan Alm. Arnold Ap, para seniman sering berbicara sekitar pembangunan jiwa nasionalisme Papua atas generasi muda Papua. Dari sana lahirlah kedua icon perjuangan Papua, yaitu MAMBESAK dan BLACK BROTHERS. Setelah kegiatan-kegiatan kedua group music mulai tercium oleh intelejen penjajah, maka Black Brothers ditugaskan oleh Markas […]
Masih akrab di telinga kita lagu-lagu lawas seperti ‘Kisah Seorang Pramuria’ dan ‘Mutiara Hitam’. Hits era 1970-an ini dipopulerkan oleh grup musik Black Brothers dari Tanah Papua. Grup ini didukung sejumlah personil berbakat, yakni Benny Betay (bass), Jochie Phiu (keyboard), Amry Tess (trompet), Stevie MR (drums), Hengky Merantoni (lead guitar), Sandhy Betay (vokal), Marthy Messet […]
Anda penggemar berat BLAC KBROTHERS ., ANDA Harus tau ini Jayapura, Jubi – Pada masa jayanya, Black Brothers sanggup menaklukan blantika musik Indonesia yang dipenuhi para rocker yang sedang membangun jati diri musik Indonesia. Corak musik yang dikembangkan Black Brothers menjadi pembeda dengan musik-musik lainnya yang sedang berkembang saat itu. Black Brothers bukan hanya band […]
Kisah band ini berkelindan dengan perjuangan kemerdekaan Papua. tirto.id – Dalam album Those Shocking Shaking Days:Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk 1970–1978 I (2011), “Saman Doye” dari band Black Brothers adalah lagu yang menonjol. Ia tak memakai lirik bahasa Indonesia atau Inggris, melainkan bahasa Papua. Namun, semburan funk di lagu itu sama kencangnya dengan, […]
Norman Duarte 212w | Trending Jika kita mendengar kata ‘Papua’, yang terbayang adalah sebuah daerah yang dipenuhi hutan rimba, dengan peradaban yang tertinggal jauh serta kanibalisme. Sejarah kelam daerah ini pun menambah image gelap yang ada di dalam bayangan kita. Tetapi Papua sebenarnya adalah sebuah daerah yang maju, dengan penduduk yang ramah, serta alam yang sangat indah. Papua […]
Manokwari, Jubi – Jenazah Stevie Mambor drummer legendaris Black Brothers pagi tadi tiba di Bandara Rendani pukul 06.00 WP, disambut oleh ratusan warga bersama kerabat keluarga dan fans Black Brothers di Manokwari. Usai prosesi penjemputan, jenazah Stevie Mambor diarak dengan iringan alunan musik seruling-tambur menuju rumah duka di Komplek Sanggeng Manokwari. Di rumah duka, juga dilakukan […]
Longtime Port Vila resident and former Manager of once famed Black Brothers Band, Andy Ayamiseba, has announced with sadness the passing away of legendary drummer of the band, Stevie Mambor, in Canberra, Australia this week on Wednesday April 18. Stevie who is remembered by his friends in Port Vila for his Jim Kelly-like Afro-hair and […]
Former Manager of the once famed Black Brothers Band of West Papua, Andy Ayamiseba, called me to go for an interview yesterday. I was excited because I was looking forward to hearing the conclusion of the ULMWP Summit at Owen Hall. On my arrival I shook hands with him and he gave a mischievous smile […]
When the Israelites left Egypt for Canaan, they were facing with lot of challenges, including starvation, deseases, and so on. Moses as the chosen leader meditated on the mountain and came down with the 10 commandments and taught his people to have faith in God. His people finally entered Canaan based on that faith. […]
.Commentary By Noel Anjo, Sunday Bulletin PNG's International Justin Olam scored the first try (penalty try) for Melbourne Storms. Fijian International Suliasi Vunivalu through individual effort intercepted a…
A Melanesian Dilemma It is a human tragedy today is that "the REAL Melanesian community think they are unreal, and then they believe and treat the "unreal Indonesian…
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June 15, 2010, By Kevin Jackson When slavery is implemented by force, it is certainly a despicable institution. But is it any less despicable when the slaves are there…