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===Sing-Singsing photos and traditional instruments===

By the beginning of the 20th century, Christian hymns, [[work song]]s and [[gold rush]] songs were popular, some in native languages and some in English or German. By the 1920s, recorded music had become popular and radio broadcasting of western [[popular music]] appeared by the late 1930s. A few years later, Allied soldiers and sailors during World War II popularized the guitar and [[ukulele]] while stationed in the [[Philippines]] and [[Hawaii]]. [[String band]]s became very popular by the early 1950s, and soon dominated the pop landscape. In the late 1960s, rock bands like the Kopikats had appeared in cities, while string bands like the [[Paramana Strangers]] had become well known internationally. This was followed by the importation of [[Bamboo music|bamboo band]]s, a style of music from the [[Solomon Islands]] using bamboo tubes played by hitting them with sandals.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|author= Feld, Steven |entry= Bamboo Boogie-Woogie |date= 2000 |encyclopedia= World Music (volume 2 Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific) |volume= 2 |pages= 183–188 |publisher= Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books|isbn= 1-85828-636-0}}</ref> It first arrived in the area of [[Madang]] in the mid-1970s, and soon spread throughout the country.

[[O-Shen]] was one of the first to blend hip hop with reggae. The culture soon spread as many local underground talents surfaced, such as Naka Blood with their first hit "Pom Pom City" followed by "Time is Now". Another group surfaced later by the name of 3KiiNgZ, taking Papua New Guinea by storm with the hits "High Groove Theory", "Kanaka Walk", and "One Sound" (featuring Sprigga Mek from the hip hop collective Naka Blood.) Sprigga Mek of Naka Blood went solo and released "Sweet Mekeo", rapping in his local [[Mekeo language|Mekeo]] dialect, and later released "Pasin Kanak;" this is now known as the unofficial national anthem of the Papua New Guinea [[Kanaka (Pacific Island worker)|Kanakas]]. Papua Gong Native with his Kanaka rhyming skills is one of the best-known local rappers rapping in [[Motu language|Motu]] dialect. As the 21st century progressed, technology and influence from the outside world caused an exponential growth of recording artists and 'Pacific-style' music. Artists such as Wild Pack (Tasik Yard), Daniel Bilip, Ragga Siai, Tarvin Toune, Saii Kay and Tonton Malele began to create their own mixture of modern and traditional music sung in Tok Pidgin, English and local tribal languages. This style of music by these popular artists now dominate music scene in PNG.

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