Barike Band

The iconic group has regrouped, and with the addition of fresh talent, they are set to release a new album titled "The Legacy Lives On" on June 15, 2024.

This eagerly anticipated album, featuring 10 carefully chosen tracks, revisits Barike's most beloved songs from the 80s and 90s. These classics, never before re-recorded and released, will be brought back to life while preserving the band's enduring musical legacy.

With Papua New Guinea celebrating its 46^th anniversary, songs like “WAN KANTRI” bring back what it felt to achieve peace, unity and independence.

The song was originally written about one person’s journey and then it progressed onto becoming an unforgettable masterpiece, that is performed everywhere by many.

WAN KANTRI was written by Glen Low and pieced together by Kanai Pineri and Donald Lessey of the Barike Band and it was recorded in 1982 and originally sung by the famous Late John Wong.