Solomon Islands, South Pacific: How Culture and Tradition Created this South Pacific Paradise

We can’t understand a word but the soaring, sweet harmonies are inspirational, and devotional. The hymns bursting forth from this little open-air stone church in Babanga village are mostly in Pijin and the local dialect, one of about 70 in the Solomon Islands. Regardless, we are made to feel “welkam”. Out here in the Western Province – far from the grit of Honiara – there is a relaxed, unspoilt ambiance.

Author: Mal Chenu
Date: 18/09/16
Publication: The Sydney Morning Herald

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