We had been traveling together for many years, going to planets to study the indigenous music.
"What could be more folky than the indigenous music of people?"
But there are very few that can lay claim to launching such a diverse wave of indigenous music.
But the '50s and the '60s was a bad time for a lot of indigenous music.
The passages of more relaxed indigenous music come as a big relief.
He was also a radio commentator and a noted recorder of indigenous music.
The most widely known form of indigenous music is called boduberu.
He spends six months of the year working on Aboriginal communities producing indigenous music.
Due to a lack of archaeological and historical records, the island's indigenous music is unknown.
"The spread of indigenous cultural music is pushing hard against exclusivism," he said.