Kids' APT - A collaboration

Singer and songwriter Marcel Meltherorong, from the Pacific islands of Vanuatu, invited young visitors to enter a specially designed karaoke booth where they were able to sing and dance to an excerpt of the artist’s song Children’s day . The performance was recorded and then played back so participants could see themselves singing with Marcel on the big screen — just like a music video clip. Almost 19 000 recording sessions were made during the exhibition. Pacific Reggae: Roots Beyond the Reef Marcel Meltherorong (aka Mars Melto) Singsing with Marcel Pacific Reggae: Roots Beyond the Reef Marcel Meltherorong (aka Mars Melto) New Caledonia/Vanuatu b.1975 Singsing with Marcel (still) 2009 DVD: 1:10 minutes, colour, stereo DVD: 1 minute, colour, stereo LCD, MDF, microphone, paint, camera We set up a cosy, island-themed corner in GoMA’s River Lounge where we recorded Marcel hanging out and chatting with some young friends of the gallery. Marcel linked his Pacific island home to the birth-place of reggae music in the Caribbean via the rhythms of the ocean lifestyles they shared. Then with my family, it was a serious thrill watching my own kids singing loudly and grooving away in the karaoke reggae recording studio when APT6 opened last year! Daniel Marsden, Director of Toktok with Marcel (Short documentary screened as part of Singsing with Marcel ) 34