Ad Delleman worked as an assistant for demographic structural research in Dutch New Guinea from 31 August 1959 to 20 September 1962. The research was financed by the development fund of the European Economic Community. He stayed on Biak and Soepiori in various places in 1959 and 1960. In 1961 he moved to Noemfoor, then to Noeboeai in the Waropen, later to the Padaido Islands and in late 1961 and early 1962 to Nimboran. Later in 1962 he moved to Kokas, Fak-Fak and Mindiptana. On 16 September 1962 the research was terminated because of the transfer of West Papua to the United Nations and Indonesia. On 1 October 1962 he left West Papua. He had already been charmed by sound recording. When going to West Papua he bought himself a tape recorder and started recording over in West Papua as a true sound hunter. He had problems with the recorder, that malfunctioned with the engine rubbing against a part producing unwanted sounds, and running too slowly and with an erratic speed. So, some of his recordings nowadays run too fast and with a too high and variable pitch. In time, he obtained a new tape recorder and he continued to record all kinds of music and events, some of which are quite rare, such as the early string band songs from Noeboeai in the Waropen and the Islamic music and ceremonies from the Kokas area. His recordings were partly broadcast by the RONG in their Dutch and Indonesian broadcasts.

The tapes and cassettes were digitized and then returned to Ad Delleman.
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For his pictures see http://nngfotoalbum.west-papua.nl/index.php?cat=8

For his article on woodcarving see:http://www.west-papua.nl/Publicity/houtsnijkunst/houtsnijwerk%20in%20West%20Nsieuw%20Guinea.htm

Band 96

2 min New Guinea

The tape was recorded by a family member of Ad Delleman. It is in a red Philips box and on a BASF spool. Side A starts with a radio lecture on tradition and development from a Christian viewpoint in which New Guinea is used as an example. After 19’22 there is classical music with a lot of drop outs. After 42’47 there is singing and talking in Bahasa, after 47 minutes there is organ music by  Feike Asma from a record with a Dutch spoken introduction: the music ends abruptly. From 53’07-53’44 there is talking in Bahasa. After 53’44 comes more organ music and Dutch comments indicating that the tape was recorded to be sent as a spoken letter. Side B is announced at the end of Side A as a recording of a jazz programme but it starts with Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and comments about how the record was bought for 75 cents; it continues with easy jazz and comments from the radio programme Swing Time. It continues after 22’41 with records borrowed from the sexton, whose son has a collection of jazz records, with comments from the one who recorded the tape who sometimes even sings and whistles along. Later he changes to Dutch language songs of an Amsterdam content and continues with a radio broadcast of the midnight chimes of the Westertoren and the announcement of the end of the radio programma’s for the day, followed by comments that he hopes the tape was to Ad Delleman’s enjoyment.
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Side A is 60’41 and Side B is 61’45

Band 97

11-5-62

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a Scotch 111A-1.5 box on a BASF spool. On side A it contains songs by the students of the MPK ODO school of Fak Fak. That is the boarding school for village teachers run by the Moluccan Protestant Church. Side B is empty. The tape was recorded on 11-5-1962.

Side A is 10’56 and Side B is empty

Band 98

Bering

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red BASF LGS 26 box and on a BASF spool. The tape was recorded in the Nimboran area. The tape recorder had problems while recording this tape. Side A starts with a conversation in Bahasa. After 14’22 there follows a long story by Ad Delleman in Dutch about the area and its recent history, and about someone asking him to record the people who should be caught in a hole in the ground. Further he talks about the introduction of export crops, cocoa, and its problems. In between he also talks about the Waropen and the problems caused by the different denominations of the Protestant church and about a small island near Biak. Further about the moving of a village in the Nimboran which first obtained permission to move and later not. And lastly, about his hope to go on holiday to Australia and his financial circumstances. Side B starts with songs with some condescending comments. Further on he answers some other spoken letter, about his slides and about the political situation. At 3’33 this is followed by a song with tifa. After 5’42 he continues, later in the evening, with answering letters, about the presents for his birthday, the arrival of Protestant missionaries in the area in 1936,  family matters, again about the political situation, about needing a new tape recorder, about his work which he enjoys, his servant, the new equipment he is going to get in February 1962, the lack of tobacco, the  tattoo’s, clothing, corvee labour, houses, skin diseases, schools, birth control, and ends with greetings.

Side A is 30’00 and Side B is 29’56

Band 99

Brief

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It Is in a blue Philips EL 3953 DP postal box and on a BASF spool, 8cm. It was used as a spoken letter. Side A starts with a telephone call from his parents and family through a radio-telephone connection  recorded in the Netherlands. It is followed by spirituals and Dutch religious songs. On the B side there are instructions on how to use his new tape recorder by his brother. You can hear also his child. He talks further about financial matters, a common present for his parents from the children,  a clock, about his course, about the extra tapes and spools he added and the side ends with spirituals. This tape was also added to the tape recorder.
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Side A is 30’34 and Side B is 32’14

 

Band 100

Cassette 1961

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is a Maxell XLII 60 cassette and box. It is a copy and compilation of older tapes with music recorded in Noeboeai. Side A starts with string band songs, followed by a flute and drum orchestra, then children’s choir songs, again a flute and drum orchestra, then tifa songs from Nimboran, then a choir song and last, a guitar song. Side B starts with a traditional solo song. It is followed by a guitar song announced as being form Japen, then songs and dances from children, then guitar songs, then a flute and drum orchestra, followed by drums and Islamic songs from Kokas; a flute is added, then a gong and xylophone and it ends with guitar songs.

Side A is 30’49 and Side B is 30’48

Band 101

Noeboeai

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is a Maxell XLII 90 cassette in a box of the same brand. It is a copy and compilation of older tapes with music recorded in Noeboeai and Pasi. Side A starts with a flute and drum orchestra, a version of the Wilhelmus, the Dutch National Song. It continues with children’s choir songs from the village school, a flute and drum orchestra, then children’s choir songs, after 25’16 tifa songs, comments on a pig feast, sounds of the surroundings, more tifa songs, a description of what is happening, after 31’33 Noeboeai, children’s choir songs with a short speech in Bahasa. Later the wind in the microphone gives some disturbance and influences the sound. The B side continues with children’s choir songs followed after 8 minutes by guitar songs by the youth of Noeboeai on the gallery of the posthouse till the end.

Side A is 45’50 and Side B is 46’38

Band 102

Sasari

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is a Maxell XLII 90 cassette in a box of the same brand and has a picture made by Ad Delleman as a cover. It is a copy and compilation of older tapes with recordings from Sasari, Saribra, Mnoepisen, Jansoe, Bano and Kokas. Side A starts with a speech in Bahasa, followed by children’s choir songs; from 28’21 there are children’s choir songs from the church in Saribra on the island of Promti with bird sounds in the background. It ends with children’s choir songs from Mnoepisen. Side B starts with the continuation of Side A; after 8 minutes flute songs start and after 12’03 there is a speech in Bahasa announcing traditional tifa songs, followed by a recording of a pig feast in Bano with comments on what is happening. From 30’27 there are recordings of Kokas with a speech, songs and drums, later with Inawatan songs with a bamboo cither, then songs with drums, gongs and cymbals, later drums and voices, an Islamic prayer, then drums, flute, gong, cymbals and voice.
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Side A is 46’35 and Side B is 46’29

Band 103

Wonti

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is a Maxell XLII 90 cassette in a box of the same brand. It is a copy and compilation of older tapes with recordings from Fak-Fak, Noeboeai and Wonti. Side A starts with the bamboo wind orchestra from Wonti, a village on the north coast opposite Japen, with short speeches inbetween, all recorded at Noeboeai during the festivities for the daughter of the guru who came originally from Wonti, which is why the bamboo wind orchestra from there came to Noeboeai. At 15’17 there are children’s choir songs, at 18’30 guitar songs from Noeboeai, at 24’09 follow a few traditional songs which the Kepala wanted to send to the RONG. From 29’50 guitar songs with disturbances by the wind. Side B starts with choir songs from the MPK ODO at Fak-Fak, followed by choir songs with dancing “dangsa Mappia” from Noeboeai, followed by children’s choir songs. After 33’48 follow guitar songs by the youth of Noeboeai the evening before the guru moves to Japen till the end of the tape.

Side A is 46’47 and Side B is 46’29

Band 104

Dekening

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a blue Philips EL 3953 DP postal box and on a Philips spool, 8cm. It is a recording of New Year’s Eve in Genjem. Side A starts with the sounds of sporadic fireworks, comments by Ad Delleman and the sounds of a drum and flute orchestra, singing, cheering and shouting, more comments and after 21’19 he talks in Bahasa with a lady who sells ethnographica. The people are going to the church because it is raining but Delleman stays near a fire and talks to the people. Side B starts with a broadcast of RONG Biak, a programme on Dixieland and New Orleans jazz.

Side A is 30’40 and Side B is 29’33

Band 105

Jansoe

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red BASF Typ LGS 26 box on a brandless spool. It is a recording of songs and a pig feast in Bano, and songs in Noeboeai. Side A starts with the story that Ad Delleman was asked by the Kepala of Noeboeai to record traditional songs and send the tape to the RONG for broadcast. Unfortunately, a number of women had to go to a funeral so the recording was not so grand as desired. Anyway, the result is on this side of the tape. Side B starts with a speech in the Papuan language of Jansoe in Nimboran, followed by traditional songs, tifas and a pig feast in Bano with comments on what is happening by Ad Delleman.

Side A is 21’08 and Side B is 25’28

Band 106

feest kerk huis noeboeai

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red BASF Typ LGS 26 box on a BASF spool. It has recordings from Noeboeai with the bamboo wind orchestra from Wonti, a Children’s choir and guitar songs. Side A starts with the bamboo wind orchestra from Wonti, then at 17’55 there is a children’s choir, from 21’17 guitar songs and from 26’16 a longer comment on the birthday festivity of the daughter of the guru and the bamboo wind orchestra from Wonti, followed by a short excerpts of this orchestra. Side B starts with a short announcement of songs from Noeboeai, followed by a children’s choir with dancing and without dancing. There are some disturbances and falterings in the recording. After 23’24 there are guitar songs from a party for the moving of a Guru to Wooi on Japen in the coming days.

Side A is 27’07 and Side B is 28’50

Band 107

Overeenkomst

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red Philips box and on a Philips spool. The speed of Side B is too fast and irregular. On side A it has a radio broadcast of a performance of the Swingle Singers at the Vereniging in Nijmegen, then after 21’15 some classical music followed after 26’10 by a radio lecture on elderly people and social work and after 35’11 another radio lecture on social work and marriage problems, and social problems and the church, followed after 39’01 again by classical music. Side B starts with Dixieland music and some voices; after 1’06 there is a radio broadcast of the RONG announcing the agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia about handing over West Papua with the text of the agreement as well. After 28’24 follows the theatre play Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot.
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Side A is 47’56 and Side B is 47’52

Band 108

Sept 1961

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red BASF typ LGS 26 box and on a Philips spool. The speed is too fast. It has RONG broadcast recordings about current affairs from that time and folk and classical music. Side A starts with bell ringing and the announcement of a church service; after 0’40 follows the latest news about an Indonesian radio station and its fake news about Kasiepo not being present at the New Guinea Council meeting followed by Kasiepo’s denial, names of the people who were present, reading of the speech of the governor since the radio recording of the speech was not good enough to be broadcast, a press conference about the landing of Indonesian paratroops in the neighbourhood of Merauke, an interview with Claude Belloni from the information service of the government on the situation in Merauke, followed by more news on New Guinea and international news; Side A ends with excerpts of classical music. Side B starts with the soft voices of a man and a woman, followed by probably a radio recording of folk and classical music. After 26’17 this is followed by a short wave radio broadcast on international news and on New Guinea until the end with a lot of extra noise of the bad reception.

Side A is 29’20 and Side B is 31’13

 

Band 109

Sisir kokas

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red BASF typ LGS 26 box and on a Philips spool. It has recordings made in Sisir Kokas in February and March 1962. Side A starts with a speech in Bahasa followed by music with drums, tambourine and voices; after 1’26 a flute, cymbals and clapping are added. At 3’32 a speech follows announcing music from Inawatan, followed by music with a bamboo cither and voice.  At 7’36 follows singing with a gong, drums. At 10’38 there is more of the same type of music with some comments by Ad Delleman explaining the occasion, and some breaks till the end of Side A. Side B continues with the same type of music although some other drums and rhythms are played, and from time-to-time comments. Mentioned is 1 March 1962, a procession with the Dutch, Papuan and Islamic flag. At 10’17 there is some praying, followed by more music a speech and again music till the end of Side B.

Side A is 30’09 and Side B is 26’26

Band 110

Stukje michelle

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red Philips box on a brandless spool. It has family recordings, organ music and other classical music from a radio broadcast and a therapy talk. Side A starts with a child singing with a voice of a woman and man inbetween; after 3’23 there is classical music from a radio broadcast of a concert in the Walloon church of Haarlem followed by Telemann till the end of Side A. On side B is a therapeutic talk.
As the tape is not West Papua related one cannot listen to this tape.

Side A is 47’52 and Side B is 49’38

 

Band 111

Stukje van vroeger

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a blue white Philips DP10 box and on a BASF spool. It has family recordings and classical music. Side A starts with children’s voices: they are called Michelle and Tom, and 2’10 there is classical music starts till the end of Side A. Side B is filled with classical music, orchestral and organ.
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Side A is 96’17 and Side B is 95’12

As the tape is not West Papua related, one cannot listen to this tape.

 

Band 157

Bamboe korps

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman.It is in a red BASF Typ LGS 26 box and on a BASF spool. It has recordings from Noeboeai girls’ choir performing dance songs, guitar songs and a concert of a semi-professional group. Side A starts with girls’ dance songs on the occasion of a church wedding with occasionally guitar sounds in the background; at 15’11 there are comments by Ad Delleman, at 15’33 a continuation of the songs with more guitar sounds; after 23’59 the music changes into guitar songs, 25’33 comments by Ad Delleman, followed by guitar songs till the end of Side A. One can hear talking, shouting and giggling in the background. Side B starts with an announcement followed by guitar songs. From time to time the tape recorder had some speed and recording problems. At 18’00 starts a performance starts with a piano, guitar, drum set and bass with audience applause, and Indonesian songs.

Side A is 29’20 and Side B is 28’23

Band 158

Jansoe 2

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red BASF Typ LGS 26 box and on a Philips spool. The tape speed is too fast and irregular and the machine is audible. Side A starts with an announcement followed by a number of Protestant choir songs sung by the schoolchildren. At 20’50 a speech in Bahasa about the village, followed by a song with tifa and at 23’30 a kind of play with two voices, followed by a choir songs; at 25’38 again a speech about the village followed by a choir song. Side B has a short radio broadcast about the architect Bazel. At 0’51 a excerpt of the Dutch song Mustafa follows. Languages: Bahasa and Dutch.
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Side A is 28’16 and Side B is 1’26

Band 159

Kerstfeest

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red BASF Typ LGS 26 box and on a BASF spool. The tape speed is too fast and irregular. It is a recording from Christmas 1961 in Bano. Side A starts with comments by Ad Delleman on the situation and what is happening, and short interviews with the bystanders. He mentions also the speakers in the church. In the background a flute and drum orchestra plays. The bell sounds to warn people to get dressed and later to go to the church. At 6’23 the church service starts and Ad Delleman announces; 6’51 first there is prayer followed by songs, preaching and so on till the end of side A. Side B continues with the church service and talks; after 4’31 there is a flute and drum orchestra, comments, sounds of nature near the river Nimbu; at 6’35 a choir song, continuation of the church service with more talks; at 25’48 sounds of singing recorded from a distance with sounds of nature recorded from the house where he lived. People dance to the flute and drum orchestra and from time-to-time there are comments till the end of Side B.

Side A is 39’56 and Side B is 39’16

Band 160

Lied 102

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a grey Philips EL 3908 box and on a brandless spool. It has recordings made in Noeboeai, and Pasi on the Padaido islands. Side A starts with an announcement followed by songs of a children’s choir with some wind disturbances. After 22’00 guitar songs by the youth of Noeboeai on the gallery of the posthouse, there seems to be a guitar and a ukulele. Sometimes one can hear the environment. Side B starts with a flute and drum orchestra playing the Dutch national anthem. This is followed by a speech in Bahasa and songs by a children’s choir. At 14’43 the flute and drum orchestra, 18’30 children’s choir, 20’44 the song “Vader Jacob” with clapping, then another song with sounds of nature in the background. It could be the children under the leadership of a member of the village council of Padaido; between 25’12 and 26’20 there is silence, followed by a comment by Ad Delleman about a pig feast in Pasi, he describes extensively what happens while one can listen to tifa songs and the general revelry till the end of side B

Side A is 58’40 and side B is 32’37

Band 161

Noe Boeti

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a red BASF Typ LGS 26 box and on a BASF spool. The speed is not steady on the B side; it becomes faster near the end. On the A side there are recordings, partly of the RONG Biak radio programme Geluidsjagers op ‘t spoor with recordings from A.W. van Ginkel. After 6’21 there is a spoken letter of a brother and his wife mainly about the tape recorder. He also recorded the RONG programme so it must have also been broadcast also in the Netherlands. On the B side is a full broadcast from the same programme with recordings by Ad Delleman from Noeboeai. The recordings are praised because of the quality despite the low speed. He plays examples of the church service, schoolchildren’s choir songs and guitar songs performed on self-made instruments. After 14’36 there follows another programme of Geluidsjagers op ‘t spoor with recordings by Delleman from the Paidado islands, from the villages of Saribra, Manupisen, Jeri and Pasi, children’s choir songs and flute and drum orchestra tunes; the programme ends with a recording from Hollandia by the band the Hill Rockets recorded by Varius Panjoh.

Side A is 18’16 and Side B is 32’13

Band 162

Sasari

The tape was recorded by Ad Delleman. It is in a grey Philips EL 3953/69 box and on a BASF spool. It contains recordings from the Padaido islands in the village of Saribra on Bromsi, in the villages Mnupisen, Jeri and Sasari by children’s and adult choirs, and a flute and drum orchestra. Side A starts with an announcement in Bahasa followed by a children’s choir. At 14’11 a flute and drum orchestra follows with two tunes, at 16’31 mixed choir singing till the end. Side B starts with the announcement of the children of the village Saribra on the island of Bromsi singing a few songs in the church. In the background one can hear animal sounds. At 9’21 there is a short speech in Bahasa, Kamma and van der Linden are mentioned, followed by more children’s songs probably from Mnupisen and Jeri. From time to time there is a hitch in the recordings. At 24’46 a flute orchestra, probably also from the school, starts with a few tunes till the end.

Side A is 28’46 and Side B is 30’31