Black Brothers was a well-known
West Papuan pop group from
Jayapura
Jayapura (formerly Dutch: ''Hollandia'') is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Papua. It is situated on the northern coast of New Guinea island and covers an area of . The city borders the Pacific Ocean and Yos Sudarso ...
.
The band consisted of five members,
led by Andy Ayamiseba. Their music, sung in
Tok Pisin, and originally in
Indonesian
Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to:
* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
,
included influences from
reggae and political elements inspired by the Black Power movement.
[Gronow, Pekka, and Ilpo Saunio. ]
An international history of the recording industry
'. London: Cassell, 1999. p. 184[Hayward, Philip. ]
Sound Alliances: Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Politics, and Popular Music in the Pacific
'. London: Cassell, 1998. p. 109 The group went into voluntary exile in Vanuatu in 1979, protesting Indonesian policies in West Papua. They later moved to
Papua New Guinea.
[Lockard, Craig A. ]
Dance of Life Popular Music and Politics in Southeast Asia
'. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1998. p. 105
Black Brothers were the most popular musical group in
New Guinea during the 1980s.
The reggae influences of the Black Brothers influenced various other musical groups in Papua New Guinea.
References
Indonesian pop music groups
Musical groups established in 1974
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