BY JOHNNY POIYA
Highlands music ian king Augustine “Blaze” Emil is the first Southern Highlander elite to bring smile, joy and a sense of oneness in Mendi.
Mr Emil who is a local of Mendi, brought unseen smiles and laughter to a large crowd with his songs when he performed live during the launch of a massive law and order awareness campaign in the province last Friday.
His latest song Peace in Mendi struck some reality to the people. The lyrics of the song reveal the facts behind the politics-related law and order situation in the provincial capital.
When a destructive tribal war with modern firearms leaves more than 100 people brutally murdered on the outskirts of Mendi during the early 2000s, Emil composed and released the song Blut Kapsait. That song played a big role in the peace restoration process.
Provincial police commander Joseph Tondop flew Emil in from Port Moresby last week to entertain and deliver the purpose of the campaign to the crowd during the launching through music.
The Blaze did more than that; he brought laughter, enjoyment, oneness, that there is much more good things in life than trouble.
The musician’s presence in Mendi prompted the large Southern Highlands crowd to query the absence of the large number of elites, including politicians.
Mr Emil told the crowd to digest the fact that Wabag, Mt Hagen, Goroka, Kundiawa and the other major Highlands centres were not theirs and that they should look after Mendi.
Meanwhile, the musician is launching four songs he released under Blaze Productions this Friday at Sports Inn. The songs are Peace in Mendi, Miok blong Enga, Lewa Wild West Mendi Plateau and Oil Palm Province.
He’s song “Peace in Mendi started hitting the airwaves last week.