Australians are great travellers, yet one of the least explored countries in the Southern hemisphere resides on our doorstep. David Bridie's love affair with Papua New Guinea began twenty years ago, when the celebrated musician made a commitment to take the sights and sounds of Melanesia across the Pacific, and out to the world. David performs with Charles Maimarosia, Charles is from Are’Are in the Solomon Islands. They infuse contemporary music and ancient Are’Are panpipes ancient ancestral songs in this beautiful performance. Subscribe to TEDxStKilda for ideas worth spreading, produced by Geonewmedia. www.tedxstkilda.com David Bridie is one of Australia’s most innovative musicians and songwriters, balancing his solo music career with bands, producing, the composition of soundtrack music and running the Wantok Musik Label. David’s career began in 1983 when he began working with guitarist John Phillips and together they went on to form seminal band, Not Drowning Waving. In 1986 on the advice of film maker and good friend Mark Worth, David went on holiday to PNG. Whilst in PNG David heard the sounds of the Stringbands, heard George Telek on a bus radio and then later met Sir George by chance in person. This first trip inspired, challenged and then set the scene for David to return two years later to begin making the groundbreaking record, Tabaran – featuring George Telek and an array of world-class PNG musicians and sounds. This passion and love for Melanesian music continues nearly thirty years on and David is now considered as one of the worlds foremost producers of Melanesian music. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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