Pop Music of Papua New Guinea

In the beginning of the 20^th century, Christian hymns known as work songs and gold rush songs were popular, some in indigenous languages and some in English or German. In the 1920s, recorded music had become renowned and radio broadcasting of the western renowned music emerged by the late 30s. a few eras later, Allied soldiers and sailors during the World War II promoted the guitar and ukulele while stationed in the Philippines and Hawaii. Cord ensembles became extremely renowned by the early 50s and soon led the pop landscape. In the late 60s, rock ensembles such as Kopikats had emerged in cities, while cord ensembles like the Paramana Strangers had become popular internationally. This was followed by the importation of bamboo bands, a pattern of music from the Solomon Islands using bamboo tubes played by beating them with sandals. This first came in the region of Madang in the mid-70s, and later extent all over the country.