Melanesian Mainstream

Sebastian T. Ellerich is a lecturer at the Institute of Musicology of the University of Cologne. His research interests in the fields of anthropology and ethnomusicology focus on Oceania. He is also a performing musician who plays with various groups and a music teacher specializing in the ukulele.

• List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsPreludeIntroductionChapter 1. A History of Stringban Miusik in VanuatuChapter 2. Stringban Miusik and Its Musical CharacteristicsChapter 3. LyricsChapter 4. The Music Industry in VanuatuChapter 5. Stringbands as Social groupsConclusion: Vanuatu Stringban Miusik and Other Musics in OceaniaBibliography

“Melanesia Mainstream is a valuable historical record of the genre offering much detail—detail that reflects Ellerich’s determination to tell the stringband story comprehensively.” • Lamont Lindstrom, University of Tulsa