MW6-107 - Interview with Ben Kepas, Malaytown, Rabaul

Tape#2: Musical experiences and Journey of Ben Kepas (Continued) - Side A only (Side B blank) Ben Kepas was known as father of music of Rabaul and played all band instruments (steel guitar, ukelele, keyboards, drums but was a lead guitarist. He have been a member of various bands namely Tremors, Devil Strangers, Molaches Revival, Apple Sun, Beachcombers, Rasterman Vibrations and guest guitarists with other Rabaul bands in Pila Zack Mates, Outcast band, Unbelievers. Besides the various studio recordings with bands, he had his own album in 1983 with his own style of tropical islands sounds. Ben also worked with studios with Kuanua, Pacific Gold, Chin H Meen where he played the various instruments for bands recording their albums and worked as sound engineer with studio multi-tracking recording equipment. Ben was also involved with visiting musicians from Solomon Islands, Fiji and other parts of PNG. His music is mostly rock and roll, blues and reggae styles for covers and local Kuanua, Buka and Tok Pisin songs amongst others. At the time of the interview, he had decided to move on from performances and studio recording work have a break from the music scene and also a way to give other musicians an opportunity to pursue their own journey. He still prides himself as "papa blong musik"in Rabaul with his popularity as a PNG musician. (Steven Gagau, February 2020). Language as given:

磁带2：本·凯帕斯（Ben Kepas）的音乐经历与人生旅程（续篇）——仅收录A面（B面空白）。本·凯帕斯（Ben Kepas）被誉为拉包尔（Rabaul）音乐之父，精通各类乐队演奏乐器，涵盖钢棒吉他（steel guitar）、尤克里里（ukulele）、键盘（keyboards）、架子鼓（drums），其中以主音吉他演奏见长。他曾效力于多支乐队，包括Tremors、Devil Strangers、Molaches Revival、Apple Sun、Beachcombers、Rasterman Vibrations，并以客座吉他手身份参与拉包尔当地其他乐队的演出，如Pila Zack Mates、Outcast乐队、Unbelievers。除参与多支乐队的录音室录制工作外，他还于1983年发行个人专辑，展现其独具特色的热带岛屿音乐风格。本还曾在Kuanua、Pacific Gold、Chin H Meen等录音室工作，为其他乐队的专辑录制演奏各类乐器，同时借助多轨录音设备担任录音室音响工程师。本亦曾与来自所罗门群岛、斐济以及巴布亚新几内亚（Papua New Guinea，PNG）其他地区的到访音乐人开展合作。他的音乐风格以摇滚乐、蓝调与雷鬼为主，同时翻唱当地Kuanua语、布卡（Buka）方言以及托克皮辛语（Tok Pisin）的歌曲等。在本次采访时，他已决定退出舞台演出与录音室工作，暂别音乐圈，同时也希望借此为其他音乐人提供追寻自身音乐道路的机会。作为巴布亚新几内亚知名音乐人，他至今仍以自己在拉包尔地区被当地称为"papa blong musik"而自豪。（史蒂文·加高（Steven Gagau），2020年2月）。语言说明：