Merdeka is a Malay or Indonesian word meaning freedom or independence. This album, Merdeka, is a compilation of music from around the world in support of the independence movement of West Papua. All ...

Agustinus Rumwaropen, frontman and guitarist of pioneering West Papuan rock/reggae outfit the Black Brothers, died of a heart attack last Friday (May 20) in Canberra. He was 52. By Christie Eliezer ...