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Tabaran

1990 studio album by Not Drowning, Waving

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Tabaran is a studio album credited to Not Drowning, Waving and the Musicians of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea featuring Telek, released in 1990. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release.

01Track listing

  1. "Tabaran", 5:02
  2. "The Kiap Song", 4:30
  3. "Pila Pila", 2:21
  4. "Sing Sing", 4:47
  5. "Rain", 3:50
  6. "Feast", 2:30
  7. "Boys On the Beach", 0:54
  8. "Blackwater", 5:50
  9. "Abebe", 2:28
  10. "Lapun Man", 3:20
  11. "Up in the Mountains", 5:19
  12. "Azehe", 2:20
  13. "Call Across the Highlands", 2:21
  14. "Funeral Chant", 3:25

02Charts

Chart performance for Tabaran
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 80
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