We are Wantok Musik.
We preserve and celebrate music, art and stories of First Nations peoples. Our mission is to transform lives by sharing stories that elevate traditional languages and promote pride in place.
For over 20 years, Wantok Musik Foundation has worked alongside communities across the Pacific to record and share music, languages and cultural knowledge at risk of being lost.
As both a record label and cultural organisation, Wantok supports artists, mentors cultural workers, and creates pathways for stories and songs to move from local ground to regional and international audiences.
Projects Updates...
Music for Change: Pacific Women
WMF has officially commenced a women-led music and storytelling project supporting women’s leadership, creative expression and skills development across the Pacific. Bougainville & Tonga - 2026
More than 60 recordings produced
Development programs
across Timor-Leste, Bougainville, Manus Island, the Solomon Islands,
Vanuatu and First Nations Australia
Toured artists at the 2012 London Olympic Games
Created career pathways for 21 artists
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Founded in 2004 as a not-for-profit record label, Wantok Musik Foundation has grown into one of the most trusted cultural organisations working across Australia, Melanesia and the broader Indo Pacific. We have produced more than 60 recordings by artists including Frank Yamma, George Telek, Emily Wurramara, Kutcha Edwards, Ngaiire, Radical Son, the Vanuatu Women's Water Music and many others. We have toured artists to the 2012 London Olympic Games, WOMADelaide, WOMEX, the Sydney Opera House, and on tour across Europe, India and the Pacific.
"For over two decades, we have built deep connections across Australia, the Pacific and further afield"
Across the Indo-Pacific, global pressures—rising sea levels, aging elders, and youth migration—threaten local cultures, languages, and traditions. Wantok Musik Foundation, with 30 years of community trust, seeks philanthropic partners to support community-led cultural preservation. Investing now means deepening impact: safeguarding music, storytelling, and knowledge, and empowering women’s leadership and participation. Culture is not optional; it’s the foundation of identity, wellbeing, and resilience.
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Seth Jordan
Songlines Magazine, UK
“Wantok Musik continues to be one of the most creative labels for showcasing the continually developing talents of many Australian Indigenous musicians, as well as Melanesian-Polynesian artists. Always warmly produced, their albums are rhythmically adventurous, occasionally challenging, often heartbreakingly beautiful and deeply moving. The Wantok roster is an essential musical window into this unique region of the world.”
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