Black Brothers was a West Papuan pop group from Jayapura.Pickell, David, and Kal Muller. Between the Tides: An Fascinating Journey Among the Kamoro of New Guinea. Singapore: Periplus, 2002. p. 225 The band consisted of five members, led by Andy Ayamiseba.Banoe, Pono. Kamus musik. Deresan, Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kanisius, 2003. p. Their music, sung in Tok Pisin, and originally in Indonesian, included influences from reggae and political elements inspired by the Black Power movement.Gronow, Pekka, and Ilpo Saunio. An international history of the recording industry. London: Cassell, 1999. p. 184Hayward, Philip. Sound Alliances: Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Politics, and Popular Music in the Pacific. London: Cassell, 1998. p. 109 The group went into voluntary exile in Vanuatu in 1979, protesting Indonesian policies in West Papua. They later moved to Papua New Guinea.Lockard, Craig A. Dance of Life Popular Music and Politics in Southeast Asia. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1998. p. 105
Black Brothers were the most popular musical group in New Guinea during the 1980s. The reggae influences of the Black Brothers influenced various other musical groups in Papua New Guinea.
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