![]() ![]() ![]() But before you think it had something to do with ageing, an unlikely fluke gave him the voice. He would one day have the singing voice to go with the steel guitar which he deftly handled. Both Steamships and Burns Philp sold them.īut Billy didn’t have the tremor in his voice that Pacific Islanders had which resonated with the wail of the steel guitar. His uncle Peter Vani game him the steel guitar which cost $20 (approximately K50). His father came from Mabudawan in Western Province. What you’re going to see next is rare the only known Hawaiian steel guitar in PNG held by Billy Vare of Hanubada Village who was born on February 1, 1936. The Pacific as you know is the largest ocean on earth and the islanders are the friendliest people around with their carefree lifestyle. I am not saying it’s not there anymore all I am saying is that this was the Pacific I knew and it was very romantic. The music transported you to utopia where you’d rather be. The main music instrument that permeated this magic of the islands was the Hawaiian steel guitar with its distinct vibrations and the rambling ukulele. WHAT’S known widely as the Pacific had two trademarks, the coconut palm tree and its music slow and seductive that conjured up images of beautiful women, white sandy beaches and turquoise lagoons with swaying palm trees. ![]()
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